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[USS <em>Kitty Hawk</em> at sea]
Photograph of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) at sea, circa 1965-1967. Visible aircraft parked on the deck include: Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk, Douglas AD-1 (BT2D-1) Skyraider, Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler, McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, and North American A3J (A-5) Vigilante.
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and Douglas A-1 Skyraiders on deck of USS Kitty Hawk]
Photograph of a group of Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and Douglas A-1 Skyraiders parked on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1965-1967.
[Aerial view of Chu Lai Air Base]
Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft are parked along the runway.Caption on accompanying document: "314. Completed Che [Chu] Lai runway with 40 A-4s."
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft approaching Chu Lai Air Base for night landing]
Photograph of two Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft approaching Chu Lai Air Base for a night landing, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "262. Two A-4s making a break prior to landing at night."
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft (visible tail number CE 7808) at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying captions notes that the partitions of sand-filled barrels between each aircraft are to protect them from attack.Caption on accompanying document: "The tarmak [tarmac] after separating the aircraft with 55gal drums filled with sand. This was after 34…
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft (visible tail numbers CE 8520 and WE 8548) at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "179. A-4s taking off and waiting to take off on bombing runs supporting the Marines."
[Aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. Included in the scene are two Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules (in foreground on left) and a Grumman S-2 Tracker (in flight).Caption on accompanying document: "154. Our busy airfield in December 1965."
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during jet-assisted take-off (JATO)]
Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "71. A-4 taking off with JATO."
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO)]
Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "1. Night take off A-4 with JATO."
[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft waiting to take off]
Photograph of three Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft waiting to take off, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "2. A-4s waiting to take off, on starting take off roll."