A Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 147829) from detachment N of Marine headquarters and maintenance squadron 15 (H&amp;MS-15) <i>Angels</i> armed with an AIM-9B <i>Sidewinder</i> air-to-air missile, in 1965/66. The H&amp;MS-15 Det. N was assigned to <i>Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Group 57 (CVSG-57)</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 12 August 1965 to 23 March 1966 aboard the U.S. anti-submarine aircraft carrier <i>USS Hornet (CVS-12)</i>. H&amp;MS-15 Det. N flew attack missions and provided fighter cover for the <i>Hornet</i>. The Det. N A-4Cs kept their tail code "YV" for this deployment, not adopting <i>CVSG-57</i>s tail code "NV". A Sikorsky SH-3A <i>Sea King</i> of helicopter anti-submarine squadron HS-2 <i>Golden Falcons</i> is parked next to <i>Hornet</i>´s island.
USN
1965/66
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News May 1966 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1966/May66.pdf">[1]</a>