File:A-4E VA-164 1967.JPEG

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Summary

An U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk aircraft (BuNo 151194) from Attack Squadron VA-164 Ghost Riders en route to a target in North Vietnam. VA-164 was deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) as part of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen (CVW-16) to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968. The aircraft was piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164 and was armed with six Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) bombs and two AGM-12 Bullpup missiles. 151194 is today on display at Pacific Coast Air Museum, California (USA), painted in the colours of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-131 Diamondbacks.

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current19:05, 7 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 19:05, 7 January 20171,940 × 1,551 (1.51 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)An U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> aircraft (BuNo 151194) from Attack Squadron VA-164 <i>Ghost Riders</i> en route to a target in North Vietnam. VA-164 was deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS <i>Oriskany</i> (CVA-34) as part of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen (CVW-16) to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968. The aircraft was piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164 and was armed with six Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) bombs and two AGM-12 <i>Bullpup</i> missiles. 151194 is today on display at Pacific Coast Air Museum, California (USA), painted in the colours of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-131 <i>Diamondbacks</i>.
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