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| Keywords: A 4E barrier CVA34.jpg U S Navy pilot Lieutenant Junior Grade Denny Earl of attack squadron VA-163 Saints Carrier Air Wing Sixteen CVW-16 with both legs shattered by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire successfully lands his Douglas A-4E Skyhawk attack plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany CVA-34 in the Gulf of Tonkin 20 October 1967 The nylon emergency barrier assures the wounded pilot that he will not have to make more than one attempt to land his plane <br> Note This photo was actually taken in October 1967 not November 1967 as is incorrectly printed on the image This particular aircraft BuNo 149959 was shot down over Hanoi six days later 26 October Its pilot Lt Cdr John S McCain III grandson of WW2 carrier admiral John S McCain spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam; he was elected to the US Senate R-AZ in 1986 Official U S Navy Photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k40000/k42269c htm K-42269 1967-10-20 Photographed by PHC Neal Crowe USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Oriskany CV-34 A-4E Skyhawk Damaged aircraft Barricades aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier landings Attack Squadron 163 United States Navy | ||||
