A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A-4b-CV <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 153183) from Attack Squadron VA-153 <i>Blue Tail Flies</i> on the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Oriskany</i> (CVA-34). VA-153 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the <i>Oriskany</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 June 1972 to 30 March 1973.
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Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv34-72/017.htm">[1]</a> from the USS <i>Oriskany</i> (CVA-34) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv34-72/index_002.htm">1972-73 Cruise Book</a>.