File:A-4E VA-93 on USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1967.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo 152022) from Attack Squadron VA-93 Blue Blazers on the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). VA-93 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 January to 22 July 1967. During that deployment the A-4E 152022 was shot down by flak over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lt.JG Read Blaine McCleary, successfully ejected, but was captured and made Prisoner-of-War.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1967 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current15:55, 4 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 15:55, 4 August 2012943 × 592 (306 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E ''Skyhawk'' (BuNo 152022) from Attack Squadron VA-93 ''Blue Blazers'' on the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19). VA-93 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard t...