A U.S. Navy catapult crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Hancock</i> (CVA-19). Visible are: Catapult Officer Lieutenant Commander T.R. Turpin, Maintenance Officer Lieutenant J.A. Thomas, and R.C. Klein, Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launching &amp; Recovery Chief Petty Officer (ABEC), all part of V-2 Division. <i>Hancock</i>, with assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21), was deployed to Vietnam from 6 December 1965 to 1 August 1966.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-66/144.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-66/index_013.htm">USS <i>Hancock</i> (CVA-19) 1965-1966 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>