A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A <i>Corsair II</i> from Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) "Royal Maces" prepares to be catapulted off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Constellation</i> (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin on 27 August 1968. It is armed with Mark 82 227 kg <i>Snakeye</i> bombs and AIM-9B <i>Sidewinder</i> missiles. VA-27 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the <i>Constellation</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 29 May 1968 to 31 January 1969.
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