| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 147799 |
| Military Code: | NP-333 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-4/A4D Skyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas A-4C (A4D-2N) Skyhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 12563 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VA-76 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 January 1966 to 1 April 1967 |
| Photo from: | Kerry Taylor Collection |
| Photo ID: | 646784 |
| Photo Comment |
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Unknown photographer - on back of photo A-4C VA-76 NP-333. no date or location. With VMA-223 from 1961-63. VMA-211 1963-64. VMA-214 coded WE-15 1964-65. VA-144 1965. VA-76 coded NP-333 1966-67 . Shot down by MiG-17 gunfire south of Haiphong, North Vietnam on 25 Apr 1967 while operating from the USS Bon Homme Richard - CVA-31. The pilot ejected and became a POW. VA-76 was nicknamed 'Spirits' and was disestablished on 30 Sep 1969. In the background is A-4C 149492. This photo was added on 25 January 2024, and has since been viewed 191 times. |