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 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.4306 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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