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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) during the Korean War. The Oriskany, with assigned Carrier Air Group 102 (CVG-102), was deployed to Korea from 15 September 1952 to 18 May 1953.
USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), (/ ɔːr ˈ ɪ s k ə n iː / or / ə ˈ r ɪ s k ə n iː /), was one of the few Essex-class aircraft carriers completed after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was named for the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. The history of Oriskany differs considerably from that of her sister ships.
English: A U.S. Navy North American AJ-1 Savage attack plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on 29 August 1952, when Oriskany was operating off the U.S. West Coast, preparing for her first Korean War deployment.
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1 January 1968: RA-3B #144847 operating from USS Oriskany was hit by ground fire on a night photo-reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, its 3 man crew were missing in action, presumed dead. [3] [4] 20 August 1968: A squadron RA-3B on an R&R flight to Bangkok went out of control at 25,000 ft and the 3 passengers bailed out.
1 February-18 September 1969 Detachment 14 USS Ticonderoga; 18 March-29 October 1969 Detachment 31 USS Bon Homme Richard; 16 April-17 November 1969 Detachment 34 USS Oriskany. On 24 May RF-8G [BuNo 146884] was lost in a non-combat incident, the pilot ejected and was rescued. [13] 2 August 1969 – 15 April 1970 Detachment 19 USS Hancock. On 16 ...
VF-783/VF-122 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Twelve (CVG-12) aboard USS Oriskany, which was deployed to Korea from 15 September 1952 to 18 May 1953. It lost 4 F9F-5s and 2 pilots killed. [ 2 ] : 142 On 13 April 1953, the engine of an F9F Panther from the squadron flamed out during a photo reconnaissance mission and the pilot Lt(jg) Roy ...
CVW-5 Detachment A, comprised F/A-18Cs from VFA-192 and VFA-195, S-3Bs from VS-21 and HH-60's from HS-14, sailed aboard USS Kitty Hawk to the Indian Ocean with a large Special Operations contingent embarked. The Special Operations force moved from USS Kitty Hawk into Afghanistan while the aircraft provided close air support (CAS