<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 149527) from Attack Squadron VA-113 "Stingers" in flight. VA-113 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Kitty Hawk</i> (CVA-63) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 17 October 1963 to 20 July 1964.<br></p>
The A-4C 149527 was later shot down by anti-aircraft arillery 8 km north-west of Phu Dien Chau, Nghe An Province (North Vietnam) on 1 February 1966 while in service with VA-146, CVW-14, aboard USS <i>Ranger</i> (CVA-61). The pilot was killed.
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circa 1964 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1964-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-64/252.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-64/index_023.htm">USS <i>Kitty Hawk</i> (CVA-63) 1963-64 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>