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| Keywords: Duke Cunningham on USS Constellation 1972.jpg Lieutenant Randall H Cunningham center of U S Navy fighter squadron VF-96 Fighting Falcons in the VF-96 ready room aboard USS Constellation CVA-64 describing how he downed three MiG-17 fighters in aerial combat over North Vietnam on 10 May 1972 At right is Cunningham's Radar Intercept Officer Lieutenant Junior Grade William P Driscoll They had earlier downed two other enemy fighters and were the Navy's only Vietnam War fighter Aces <bt> Combat damage forced them to eject from their F-4J Phantom II just after the triple kill but they were quickly rescued by a helicopter from USS Okinawa LPH-3 After receiving a hot meal and dry clothing on board Okinawa they were flown back to Constellation to receive a joyous welcome Official U S Navy photograph USN 1151717 http //www history navy mil/photos/images/u150000/u151717c htm 1972-05-10 USN caption bar cropped PD-USGov-Military-Navy Duke Cunningham Fighter Squadron 96 United States Navy Aboard USS Constellation CV-64 United States naval aviators William P Driscoll | ||||
