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| Keywords: F-8E VF-162 firing Zuni rockets Vietnam 1966.jpg U S Navy Cdr Dick Bellinger in Vought F-8E Crusader from Fighter Squadron VF-162 Hunters launches Zuni rockets against a target in South Vietnam in 1966 VF-162 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 CVW-16 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany CVA-34 for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 May to 16 November 1966 <br> On 14 July Cdr Bellinger had been hit by a North Vietnamese Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 in F-8E 150908 He tried to reach Da Nang Air Base but had to eject when his fuel ran out He was rescued by a helicopter Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1110000/USN-1117222 html USN 1117222 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1966-07-23 Official U S Navy Photograph PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-8E Crusader Zuni rockets Vietnam War in 1966 Fighter Squadron 162 United States Navy Bombing during the Vietnam War | ||||
