File:TA-4F Skyhawk of H&MS-12 at Iwakuni c1971.jpg

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Description A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk (BuNo 153508) of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 12 (H&MS-12) on the ground at Iwakuni, Japan. This aircraft was shot down by a 9K32 "Strela-2" missile (NATO reporting code: SA-7 Grail) 16 km south-east of Da Nang, Vietnam, on 26 May 1972 while strafing North Vietnamese tanks. Both crew ejected and were rescued.
Date circa 1971
date QS:P,+1971-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.4306
Author U.S. Navy

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