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| Keywords: Preparations for A-4 catapult launch aboard USS Hancock (CV-19).jpg Catapult crewmen position a Douglas A-4C Skyhawk attack plane for launch 24 March 1965 The aircraft belongs to attack squadron VA-93 Blue Blazers deployed to Vietnam as part of Attack Carrier Air Wing Nine CVW-9 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger CVA-61 from 5 August 1964 to 6 May 1965 The plane is carrying practice bombs This A-4C BuNo 149508 was later converted to an A-4L Markings below the cockpit indicate that the plane's assigned pilot was Lieutenant Commander Olof M Carlson <br> Note The Naval Historical Center identifies the aircraft carrier as the USS Hancock CVA-19 However the island visible in the background and the blast deflectors to the left indicate that this picture was taken aboard a Forrestal-class carrier much larger than the Essex-class carrier Hancock The Douglas Skyhawk website http //www skyhawk org/5e/g149487/html/149508a htm identifies the plane as the VA-93 plane NG-303 Also the photographers were stationed aboard the Ranger as other photos indicate Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1110000/USN-1110178-B html USN 1110178-B from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1965-03-24 PH1 Jean Cote and PHC Robert Moeser U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4C Skyhawk Aboard USS Ranger CV-61 Aircraft carrier take offs Attack Squadron 93 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1965 Photographs by Robert D Moeser | ||||
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