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| Keywords: EA-1F VAW-13 CVA-43.jpg A Douglas EA-1F Skyraider ECM-aircraft of airborne early warning squadron VAW-13 Zappers Attack Carrier Air Wing Fifteen CVW-15 about to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea CVA-43 during a deployment to Vietnam between July 1967 and April 1968 The large pod on starboard wing is an APS-31C search radar The smaller pod further outboard is an ALT-2 jamming pod A drop tank is carried on the centerline station Note Coral Sea´s SPS-43 and SPS-30 radars in the background www usscoralsea net http //www usscoralsea net/images/spadvn jpg 1967/68 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy ImageNote 1 575 374 199 71 801 619 2 I was a Plane Captain on this aircraft we had 2 or 3 aircraft detachments on all the Big Carriers on Yankee Station Tonkin Gulf 1963-1966 This particular aircraft is unique in Aviation History and the men who flew this aircraft or were Air-Crew even the men who worked on her loved this airplane Wayne Smith Port Orange Florida ImageNoteEnd 1 AD-5 A-1E Skyraider AD-5Q EA-1F Skyraider Aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43 AN/SPS-30 AN/SPS-43 Electronic Attack Squadron 130 United States Navy | ||||
