File:A-4Fs being launched off Vietnam from USS Hancock (CVA-19) c1969.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy Douglas A-4F Skyhawks being launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) for a strike in Vietnam in 1969. The A-4F on the starboard catapult was assigned to Attack Squadron VA-55 War Horses, the one on the port catapult to VA-164 Ghost Riders. All squadrons were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to Vietnam from 2 August 1969 to 15 April 1970.
Date between 1969 and 1970
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1969-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1969-70 cruise book.
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current23:00, 24 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 23:00, 24 February 2012867 × 579 (384 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Navy Douglas A-4F ''Skyhawk''s being launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19) for a strike in Vietnam in 1969. The A-4F on the starboard catapult was assigned to Atta...