A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> from Attack Squadron 45 (VA-45) Det.1 "Blackbirds" lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11). VA-45 Det.1 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 (CVSG-56) aboard the <i>Intrepid</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranen Sea from 24 November 1972 to 4 May 1973.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-73/303.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-73/index_004.htm">USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11) 1972-1973 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>