A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 151143) from Attack Squadron 192 (VA-192) "Golden Dragons" on an elevator aboard the aircraft carrier the USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14). VA-192 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the <i>Ticonderoga</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 19 October 1966 to 29 May 1967.<br>
VA-192 lost a total of eight <i>Skyhawk</i>s during this combat cruise. 151143 itself was not hit but struck the ground while on a napalm run on 27 July 1968 while in servie with Marine Attack Squadron 121 (VMA-121).
Liliskare, U.S. Navy
between 19 October 1966 and 29 May 1967 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1966-10-19T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1967-05-29T00:00:00Z/11</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv14-66/017.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv14-66/index_002.htm">USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) 1966-1967 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>