A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 151040) from Attack Squadron 45 (VA-45) Det.1 "Blackbirds" in flight. VA-45 Det.1 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 (CVSG-56) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11) for a deployment to the Atlantic Ocean from 11 July to 15 October 1972. Note the AIM-9B <i>Sidewinder</i> missile.
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circa 1972 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-73/224.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-73/index_020.htm">USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11) 1972-1973 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>