A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 150032) of Attack Squadron VA-55 <i>Warhorses</i> pictured in flight with bombs visible on the centerline racks and an AGM-12 <i>Bullpup</i> missile beneath the starboard wing. VA-55 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 14 April to 15 December 1964 and participated in the first stikes on Vietnam, beginning in August 1964. <br> The A-4E 150032 was later shot down by small arms fire over South Vietnam on 30 May 1967 while in service with Marine Attack Squadron 121. The pilot was killed.
U.S. Navy
1964
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