Keywords: F-8E of VF-194 on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) 1968.jpg A U S Navy Vought F-8E Crusader BuNo 150909 of Fighter Squadron Squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 VF-194 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 CVW-19 aboard the Ticonderoga for a deployment to Vietnam from 28 December 1967 to 17 August 1968 During the deployment the F-8E 150909 was shot down by a SAM on 14 February 1968 The pilot Lt jg Robert Charles McMahan was killed U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv14-68/021 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv14-68/index_002 htm USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 1967-68 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1968 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Ticonderoga CV-14 F-8E Crusader Fighter Squadron 194 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1968 |