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The Vietnam War escalation in early 1965 brought Bon Homme Richard into a third armed conflict, and she deployed on five Southeast Asia combat tours over the next six years. Her aircraft battled North Vietnamese MiGs on many occasions, downing several, as well as striking transportation and infrastructure targets.
Aug 3, 2016 · USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) Deployment Dates: 28 Jan 1964 – 21 Nov 1964. Note: Command History Records for 1 Oct 1963-31 Mar 1964 do not indicate port visits. No history records...
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) The Deck Logs Project was undertaken by members of the original Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association to document when certain ships were within Vietnam Territorial Seas defined as 12 miles from Baseline. The Vietnam War Era covered by the analysis is January 1962 through May 1975.
uss bon homme richard ( cva-31) (U) As 1966 was a year of preparation, ioe,, overhaul, mobilization and retraining; 1967 was, in contrast, a year of operational accomplish~
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), was an Essex -class aircraft carrier that saw action at the end of World War II, throughout the Korean War, and through the Vietnam War. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), was a Wasp -class amphibious assault ship that was severely damaged by fire in July 2020, and decommissioned in April 2021. See also. USS Franklin.
Smooth sail'n shipmates. An assemblage of motion stills of carrier operations on that ship during the Vietnam War in 1970. Combat still of A-4 Skyhawk, F-8 Crusaders, A-3 Sky Warrior...
Jul 2, 1971 · The USS Bon Romme Richard CVA-31 was now in her third war. On 6 Nov. she headed for San Diego, arriving the 21st after a ten months cruise. It was to be the longest cruise of her career.
May 24, 2019 · Aircraft carriers USS Oriskany (CVA-34), foreground, and USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) underway in the Tonkin Gulf off Vietnam, 13 October 1970. Oriskany , with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 19 embarked, was deployed to Vietnam from 14 May to 10 December 1970.
U.S. Navy ordnancemen aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) fusing 227 kg (500 lb.) and 40 kg (100 lb.) bombs on Douglas AD-3/-4Q Skyraider planes of attack squadron VA-923, Carrier Air Group 102 (CVG-102), before a strike on Korea on 10 November 1951.
The Vietnam war escalation in early 1965 brought Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) into a third armed conflict, and she deployed on five Southeast Asia combat tours over the next six years. Her aircraft battled North Vietnamese MiGs on many occasions, downing several, as well as striking transportation and infrastructure targets.
