A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 152017) from Attack Squadron 23 (VA-23) "Black Knights" fires 70 mm (2.75 in) rockets at Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam. The pilot was Commander Robert R. King, commanding officer of VA-23. VA-23 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Midway</i> (CVA-41) for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965.
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1965-10-28
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1110000/USN-1113918.html">USN 1113918</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>