A McDonnell Douglas A-4F <i>Skyhawk</i> aircraft of attack squadron VA-164 "Ghost Riders", Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21), after having just returned from a bombing mission over Vietnam to the aircraft carrier USS <i>Hancock</i> (CVA-19) in the early 1970s. The flight deck crew member in the green shirt belongs to the catapult and arresting gear crews, the one in the yellow shirt to the officers responsible for aircraft handling, catapult and arresting gear, or plane directing.
Peter Sakaris
between 1970 and 1973 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1973-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
US Navy sailor or employee <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://virtualcruisebooks.com/v-web/gallery/Cruise-Photos-1970-1973%2C-by-Peter-Sakaris/A_4_2">[1]</a>