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| Keywords: A-4E Skyhawk landing on USS FD Roosevelt (CVA-42) in October 1973.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 151195 landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 in October 1973 36 Skyhawks were delivered to Israel from U S stocks during the Yom Kippur War to replace losses Staging from Lajes the aircaft were refueled by U S Air Force Boeing KC-135A tankers from Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire USA and U S Navy tankers from the USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 west of the Strait of Gibraltar They then flew on to the Franklin D Roosevelt southeast of Sicily where they stayed overnight then continued on to Israel refueling once more from tankers launched from the USS Independence CVA-62 south of Crete U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv42-73/012 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv42-73/index_003 htm USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 1973-1974 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1973-10 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4E Skyhawk Operation Nickel Grass 1973 Aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 | ||||
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