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| Keywords: Camouflaged A-4C of VA-113 landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) c1966.jpg en A U S Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 148458 of Attack Squadron VA-113 Stingers landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 in the South China Sea after a strike on the Viet Cong in South Vietnam VA-113 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 CVW-11 aboard the Kitty Hawk for a deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 June 1966 The U S Navy experimented with aircraft camouflage and painted half of the aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 11 CVW-11 with dark green colours to blend in with the Vietnamese jungle The results proved inconclusive for the U S Navy whereas the U S Air Force concluded that the camouflage was effective U S Navy planes would not be camouflaged until the 1980s Note that oil from the engine oil breather has streaked the camouflage paint http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16004243 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 4974 ca 1966 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4C Skyhawk Flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Strike Fighter Squadron 113 United States Navy Aircraft camouflage | ||||
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