A Douglas A-4B <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 142134) of attack squadron VA-22 Det. R <i>Fighting Redcocks</i> in 1963. Det. R was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier <i>USS Kearsarge (CVS-33)</i> as part of <i>Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Group 53 (CVSG-53)</i> on a deployment to the western Pacific from 04 Jun to 03 Dec 1963. Normally a <i>CVSG</i> had a detachment of three A-4s assigned for self-defence. Note the launching rails for AIM-9B <i>Sidewinder</i> air-to-air missiles on the underwing pylons.
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1964
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