A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> (BuNo 160000) from Attack Squadron 56 (VA-56) "Champions" climbs after a "bolter" aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Midway</i> (CV-41). VA-56 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the <i>Midway</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 30 September 1979 to 20 February 1980.
U.S. Navy
circa 1979 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1979-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv41-80/060.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv41-80/index_021.htm">USS <i>Midway</i> (CV-41) 1979-1980 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>