<p>U.S. Navy Commander C.E. Hathaway and a 'friend' plan a mission over North Vietnam aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14). Hathaway was the commanding officer of Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) "Dambusters" and the first <i>Ticonderoga</i> pilot to fly 200 missions over North Vietnam. <i>Ticonderoga</i>, with assigned Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5), was deployed to Vietnam from 19 October 1966 to 29 May 1967.<br></p>
Note: His friend is a famous World War I flying ace.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/department_arch.html">U.S. Navy All Hands magazine</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah196705.pdf">May 1967</a>, p. 37.