Three U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E <i>Intruder</i> (BuNo 156997, 156996, 157013) from Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) "Black Panthers" in flight. VA-35 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68), visible below, for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn68-78/286.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn68-78/index_025.htm">USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68) 1977-1978 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>