Keywords: A-4B VA-93 intercepts Be-6 off Japan 1964.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144987 from Attack Squadron VA-93 Det Q Blue Blazers intercepting a Soviet Navy Beriev Be-6 NATO reporting name Madge north of Japan in 1964 VA-93 Det Q was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 CVSG-59 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington CVS-20 for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 20 February to 11 August 1964 Note that the A-4B wears the NG tail code of Carrier Air Wing 9 CVW-9 to which VA-93 was regularly assigned and not the NT tail code of CVSG-59 VA-93 photograph http //www uss-bennington org/pics/phz-r-may-a4-russian_plane-1 jpg available on http //www uss-bennington org/phz-r-may html uss-bennington org 1964 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4B Skyhawk Mixed aircraft formations Attack Squadron 93 United States Navy Beriev Be-6 Black and white photographs of aircraft |