A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> of Attack Squadron VA-12 "Flying Ubangis" launching from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVS-38). VA-12 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the <i>Shangri-La</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 March to 17 December 1970.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-70/040.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-70/index_002.htm">USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVS-38) 1970 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>