U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Denny Earl of Attack Squadron 163 (VA-163) "Saints", with both legs shattered by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire, successfully lands his Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 152003) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Oriskany</i> (CVA-34) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 20 November 1967. VA-163 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the <i>Oriskany</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968.
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PHC Neal Crowe, U.S. Navy</div>
20 November 1967<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1967-11-20T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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