A Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 147759) of attack squadron VA-22 <i>Fighting Redcocks</i>, piloted by Lt. F.G. Spellman, fires Mighty Mouse 7 cm (2.75 in) rockets against a practice target in the South China Sea in June 1965. VA-22 was assigned to <i>Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2)</i> aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier <i>USS Midway (CVA-41)</i> on a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965. The adjacent photo shows (according to the U.S. Naval Aviation News) a North Vietnamese PT boat that was attacked by planes of <i>CVW-2</i>. The shade of a Vought RF-8A <i>Crusader</i> is visible below the burning PT boat.
USN
1965
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News July 1965 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1965/jul65.pdf">[1]</a>