<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 149619) from Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) "Valions" aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-10). VA-15 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the <i>Intrepid</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 11 May to 30 December 1967.<br></p>
This aircraft was also to personal aircraft of the Commander, Air Group (CAG) of CVW-10, Commander Kenneth A. Burrows. It was shot down on 4 October 1967 by ground fire 2 km north of Haiphong, Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant Commander P. V. Schoeffel, ejected, was captured and became a Prisoner of War.
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