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| Keywords: A-7A Corsair II of VA-97 over Gulf of Tonkin 1968.jpg A U S Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A-4b-CV Corsair II BuNo 153233 of Attack Squadron VA-97 Warhawks over the Gulf of Tonkin in 1968 For its first deployment VA-97 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 CVW-14 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation CVA-64 for a deployment to Vietnam from 29 May 1968 to 31 January 1969 <br>153233 was later shot down by flak near Ban Dakpok 50 km north Muang Fangdeng Laos on 7 April 1970 while still in service with VA-97 The pilot ejected and was rescued by helicopter http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 9732 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7093 006 1968-08 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-7A Corsair II Strike Fighter Squadron 97 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1968 | ||||
