Keywords: USS Intrepid (CV-11) - Sep 68.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 152069 attack plane from Attack Squadron 106 VA-106 Gladiators is brought to the launching position on a steam catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVS-11 during flight operations in the Gulf of Tonkin September 1968 Note the nosewheel steering bar in use Although being classified as an anti-submarine carrier Intrepid made three deployments to Vietnam as an attack carrier with Attack Carrier Air Wing Ten CVW-10 embarked the one when the photo was taken from 4 June 1968 to 8 February 1969 being the last one <br> Note Aircraft BuNo 152069 was actually an A-4E not an A-4F as stated by the U S Naval History and Heritage Command Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/aircraft-carriers/uss-intrepid--cv-11-/usn-1135374 html USN 1135374 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1968-09 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4E Skyhawk Aboard USS Intrepid CV-11 Aircraft carrier air operations Attack Squadron 106 United States Navy 1968 in aviation in Vietnam |