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| Keywords: F-8E of VF-211 on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) in 1967.jpg A U S Navy Vought F-8E Crusader BuNo 150923 of Fighter Squadron 211 VF-211 Checkmates taxis towards the catapult on board the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 during flight operations while the carrier was steaming on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam Note the missile load on the airplane and the Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of Attack Squadron 212 VA-212 Rampant Raiders recovering on board behind the Crusader Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 21 CVW-21 aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 January to 25 August 1967 <br> The F-8E 150923 was later converted to an F-8J but shot down by flak over North Vietnam on 20 June 1972 while still in service with VF-211 The pilot ejected and was rescued 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 43235 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7354 016 1967-04-25 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-8E Crusader Fighter Squadron 211 United States Navy Aboard USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 Vietnam War in 1967 AIM-9 Sidewinder | ||||
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