<p>A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A-4a-CV <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 153136) from Attack Squadron 86 (VA-86) "Sidewinders" after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43). VA-86 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the <i>Coral Sea</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 23 September 1969 to 1 July 1970.<br></p>
During this deployment, the A-7A 153136 crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin directly after launch on 3 March 1970. The pilot, Lt. John Jackson Parker, was killed.
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