<p>A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7B <i>Corsair II</i> of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) "Fist of the Fleet" and a Vought F-8H <i>Crusader</i> from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) "Sundowners", background, launch from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14). Both squadrons were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the <i>Ticonderoga</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 1 February to 18 September 1969.<br></p>
There were two "lasts" for the <i>Ticonderoga</i> and CVW-16: the attack carrier became an anti-submarine carrier (CVS-14) on 21 October 1969 and CVW-16 was disestablished following this cruise on 30 June 1970.
Chester O. Morris, USN
1969
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv14-69/051.htm">[1]</a>/<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/021436.jpg">[2]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv14-69/index_004.htm">USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) 1969 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>