A U.S. Navy North American RA-5C <i>Vigilante</i> (BuNo 156627) from Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9 (RVAH-9) "Hoot Owls" in flight. RVAH-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CVA-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 22 September 1972 to 6 July 1973.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-73/318.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-73/index_021.htm">USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1972-1973 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>