A U.S. Navy working party moves a Grumman S-2E <i>Tracker</i> (BuNo 149847) of Anti-Submarine Squadron 21 (VS-21) "Lightning Bolts" on a catapult prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVS-33), during "Operation Beach King" in the Sea of Japan, 19 July 1969. VS-21 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) aboard the <i>Kearsarge</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 29 March to 4 September 1969.
19 July 1969<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1969-07-19T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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