A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 148444) from Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) "Dambusters" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Bon Homme Richard</i> (CVA-31). VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the <i>Bonnie Dick</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 28 January to 21 November 1964.<br>The A-4C 148444 was later shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Quang Khe highway ferry, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam, on 25 March 1966 while in service with VA-76 ("NG-502"). The pilot, Lt(jg) Bradley Edsel Smith, ejected and became a prisoner of war.
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