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Operation Linebacker II (December 18 - 29, 1972) by Linh Yoshimura Via Flickr: December 1972 - F-4 Phantom IIs from Fighter Squadron VF-161 and A-7 Corsair IIs from Attack Squadron VA-86 laden with bombs pictured en route to their targets in the skies over Vietnam, during Operation Linebacker II (also known as Christmas bombing campaign). US Navy Photo

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Vietnam war by Linh Yoshimura Via Flickr: 1970 – A McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II of the Fighter Squadron #151 [VF-151] Vigilantes traps aboad USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). On the left, those are a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of Fighter Squadron #161 [VF-161], the nose of an F-8 Crusader, two Douglas A-3 Skywarriors, an LTV A-7 Corsair II. On the right, those are two LTV A-7 Corsair IIs.

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Vietnam war by Linh Yoshimura Via Flickr: United States Navy personnel prepare a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft NL 216 of Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161), as the pilot pulls the canopy closed, aboard the USS Constellation (CVA-64), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, off the coast of South Vietnam, 16th August 1966. Notice, the VF-161 (later VFA-161 flying the F/A 18 Hornet’s) has been disestablished on April 1st, 1988. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-161#/media/File:F-18A_Hornet_of... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-161 www.cva43.com/sqd161.php

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Vietnam war by Linh Yoshimura Via Flickr: United States Navy ordnance handlers working on a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft NL-214 Bu. No 151009 of Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161) aboard the USS Constellation (CVA-64), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, off the coast of South Vietnam, 16th August 1966. The warhead of an AIM-9 Sidenwinder heat-seeking air-to-air missile is visible.