U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William Belden ejects from his Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 150117, tail code AJ-505) as it rolls into the port catwalk of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVS-38) after suffering a brake failure following recovery, 2 July 1970. Lt. JG Belden ejected safely and was rescued by <i>Shangri-La</i>´s <i>Seasprite</i> helicopter. The A-4E was assigned to Attack Squadron 152 (VA-152) "Mavericks" which was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the <i>Shangri-La</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 March to 17 December 1970.
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PH3 Keith Gutherie, U.S. Navy</div>
2 July 1970<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1970-07-02T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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