A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 145016) from Marine Attack Squadron VMA-212 <i>Lancers</i> after landing aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Hornet</i> (CVS-12), 14 June 1962. <i>Hornet</i>, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 6 June to 21 December 1962. VMA-212 was based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (USA), and made practice landings on the <i>Hornet</i>, Lt. Ripley of VMA-212 making the 70.000th landing aboard the carrier.
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