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USS Forrestal - A-4 Landing

An A-4 "Skyhawk" ground attack aircraft (bomber) landing on the flight deck ofthe USS Forrestal. The puff of smoke shows that the tires have made contact. However, the tailhook of the A-4 has not yet caught one of the cables across the deck. The Forrestal was in the Atlantic Ocean, near Jacksonville, Florida.

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Uploaded on July 7, 2010
Taken on June 25, 1968