A U.S. Navy North American RA-5C <i>Vigilante</i> (BuNo 156623) from Heavy Reconnaissance Squadron RVAH-11 <i>Checkertails</i>. RVAH-11 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CVA-60) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 27 September 1974 to 19 March 1975.
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Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-74/254.htm">[1]</a> from the USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CVA-60) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv60-74/index_027.htm">1974-75 Cruise Book</a>.