A U.S. Navy LTV A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 156831) of Attack Squadron 146 (VA-146) "Blue Diamonds" is readied for launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Constellation</i> (CVA-64) on an air strike mission over South Vietnam, 25 April 1972. VA-146 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) for a deployment to Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 1 July 1972.<br>
An A-7E (BuNo 158015) of VA-147 "Argonauts" is visible in the background.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1150000/USN-1151651.html">USN 1151651</a>