Two U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 159640, 159659) from Attack  Squadron VA-87 <i>Golden Warriors</i> on the waist catapults of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62). VA-87 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the <i>Independence</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 June to 21 December 1982.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-82/316.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-82/index_028.htm">USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) 1982 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>