File:Vought RF-8A Crusader of VFP-63 Det. L in flight, circa in 1966.jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy Vought RF-8A Crusader (BuNo 146830) of Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63) Det. L "Eyes of the Fleet" in flight. VFP-63 Det. L was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 December 1965 to 1 August 1966. The RF-8A 146830 was shot down by ground fire 20 km south-west of Lang Son Province, North Vietnam, on 21 June 1966. The pilot, Lt. Corbett Eastman, ejected and became a prisoner of war. |
| Date | circa 1966 |
| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1965-1966 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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| current | 07:20, 8 December 2018 | | 950 × 606 (359 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Vought RF-8A ''Crusader'' (BuNo 146830) of Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63) Det. L "Eyes of the Fleet" in flight. VFP-63 Det. L was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19) for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 December 1965 to 1 August 1966. The RF-8A 146830 was shot down by ground fire 20 km south-west of Lang Son Province, North Vietnam, on 21 June 1... |
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