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  2. USS Oriskany - Wikipedia

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    The name "Oriskany" was originally assigned to CV-18, but that hull was renamed Wasp when the keel was laid in 1942. CV-34 was laid down on 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY), launched on 13 October 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Cannon. Construction was suspended on 22 August 1946, when the ship was approximately 85% complete.

  3. USS Oriskany fire - Wikipedia

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    The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. The fire killed 44 people, mostly air crew, and injured 156 more.

  4. James B. Busey IV - Wikipedia

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    Busey destroyed the target and returned to USS Oriskany (CV-34). For this action, he received the Navy Cross. [6] Busey's other decorations from the Vietnam War included the Legion of Merit with "V" Device, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal and a Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device.

  5. James Stockdale - Wikipedia

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    On his next deployment, while commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34), his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965. He served as president of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the navy in 1979.

  6. VFP-63 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. VA-163 (U.S. Navy) - Wikipedia

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    The first five were with Carrier Air Wing 16 in USS Oriskany between 1962 and 1968, and the last with Carrier Air Wing 21 in USS Hancock in 1968-1969. In the first three WESTPAC combat cruises to Southeast Asia (SEA) (1965–68), VA-163 sustained periods of heavy losses, including 14 aircraft destroyed by enemy action, with at least five pilots ...

  8. VFA-161 - Wikipedia

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    The squadron made 9 deployments during the Vietnam War. [3]From 1 August 1963 to 10 March 1964, VF-161 equipped with F-3Bs was embarked on USS Oriskany.. From 12 May to 3 December 1966, VF-161 equipped with F-4Bs was embarked on USS Constellation with Carrier Air Wing 15.

  9. Carrier Air Wing Nine - Wikipedia

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    From 1954 to 1958, CVG-9 made an Around the World Cruise aboard USS Hornet (CV-12) and two Western Pacific deployments aboard USS Oriskany (CV-34) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). In February 1960, Carrier Air Group 9 embarked in USS Ranger (CVA-61) for a seven-month Western Pacific cruise.