VA-82 "Marauders" recovering on the USS Coral Sea CV-43 from a mission over Vietnam. Also note catching the 1 wire and returning with empty bomb racks and with one visible Aim-9. Photographer : Unknown
VC-3 Ex USAF 56-0491 note the two Ryan Firebee target drones. Later as J6-SLQ Operated by Questline crashed 6-10-1991 Luanda, Angola. From my slide collection Photo Credit: Doug Olson
A well worn RVAH-11 "Checkertails" markings. On 12-28-1972 BuNo 156633 while serving with RVAH-13 "Bats" near Hanoi was shot down by a Mig-21 Atoll missile. Pilot became a POW RAN was Kia. Photo Credit : Frank Macsorley