A U.S. Navy North American RA-5C <i>Vigilante</i> (BuNo 149299) of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9 (RVAH-9) "Hoot Owls" in flight. RVAH-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 19 July 1974 to 21 January 1975.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-75/262.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-75/index_029.htm">USS <i>Independence</i> (CV-62) 1974-1975 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>