File:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of VA-163 makes barrier landing aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on 20 October 1967 (K-42269).jpg

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PHC Neal Crowe, U.S. Navy
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English: U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Denny Earl of Attack Squadron 163 (VA-163) "Saints", with both legs shattered by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire, successfully lands his Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo 152003) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 20 November 1967. VA-163 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the Oriskany for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968.
Date 20 November 1967
date QS:P571,+1967-11-20T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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K-42269
Source U.S. Navy photo K-42269

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