File:A-4E Skyhawk of VA-106 lands on USS Forrestal (CVA-67) in 1967.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo 152040) from Attack Squadron 106 (VA-106) "Gladiators" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59). VA-106 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 June to 14 September 1967.

The A-4E 152040 was later destroyed in the USS Forrestal fire on 29 July 1967.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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