MAKE A MEME View Large Image Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) c1966.jpg A U S Navy Grumman C-1A Trader BuNo 136772 aircraft from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 21 VR-21 Pineapple Airlines after having landed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 during that carrier's ...
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Keywords: C-1A VR-21 landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) c1966.jpg A U S Navy Grumman C-1A Trader BuNo 136772 aircraft from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 21 VR-21 Pineapple Airlines after having landed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 during that carrier's deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 June 1966 <br>136772 was lost together with C-1A 136753 in a suspected mid-air collision on 24 November 1983 Both aircraft were in service with VR-24 Lifting Eagles and departed Mallorca airport in the Mediterranean Sea for a flight back to Naval Air Station Sigonella Italy Radar contact was lost with both aircraft at approximately 230 km from the island of Mallorca Only a life raft and minimal debris from either plane was ever found seven crewmembers died U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv63-66/008 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv63-66/index_002 htm USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 1965-66 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1966 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman C-1 Trader Flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Transport Squadron 21 United States Navy
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