USS Midway, with VF-161 embarked, deployed to the Gulf of Aden to relieve USS Constellation (CV 64) and maintain a U.S. carrier presence following the outbreak of fighting between North …

In 1979, USS Midway, with VF-161 embarked, deployed to the Gulf of Aden to relieve USS Constellation and maintain a U.S. carrier presence following the outbreak of fighting between …

The Chargers left for its sixth SEA deployment in April of 1972, again on the USS Midway. During combat operations the squadron downed five enemy MiG aircraft, flew 2322 sorties, and was …

Mar 22, 2023 · Two F-4s from VF-161 sit on the deck of the USS Midway, sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin on May 12, 1972—three days after the start of Operation Linebacker, an aggressive …

On a cloudy September day, two years after the end of World War II, a captured German V-2 rocket was successfully test fired from the USS MIDWAY. This was a historic first in the annals …

Jul 27, 2018 · USS Midway (CV-41) was the last US Navy aircraft carrier to operate the McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II. On March 25 th 1986 the Midway sent the Phantoms to …

VF-161 was based at Atsugi in Japan and deployed to the USS Midway throughout much of the 1970s. It operated all USN Phantom models, from F-4B, through F-4N and F-4J to F-4S. The …

3 days ago · VF-161 Chargers F-4B Phantom II. VF-161 was a Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron made 7 deployments during the Vietnam War. VF-161 flew off the USS …

On January 12, 1973, McDonald F-4B Phantom II, BUNO 153045 of Fighter Squadron One-Hundred Sixty-One (VF-161) departed from the carrier USS Midway (CV-41) on a barrier …

The Phantom II, two aircrews, two US Navy fighter squadrons and the USS Midway made air-to-air combat history together during the Vietnam War. This aircraft, The Midway Phantom, is …