Aircraft of the U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) in flight. CVW-19 was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) for a deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1966 to 29 May 1967. The composition of aircraft shows the typical mix of an air wing that was assigned to an <i>Essex</i>-class attack carrier in 1967: two fighter squadrons (VF) flying the Vought F-8 <i>Crusader</i>, three attack squadrons (VA) flying the Douglas A-4 <i>Skyhawk</i> (one replacing the A-1 <i>Skyraider</i>-squadron), and a detachmnet of a heavy attack squadron with the A-3B <i>Skywarrior</i>. Not shown are the detachments of a reconnaissance squadron (RF-8 <i>Crusader</i>, VFP) and of an early warning squadron (E-1B <i>Tracer</i>, VAW).
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circa 1967 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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