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Summary

Vought A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadrons VA-15 Valions and VA-87 Golden Warriors of Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6) line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) in December 1983. The carrier was operating off the coast of Lebanon in support of the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut. In October 1983 Independence took part in the invasion of Grenada. Date Shot: 7 Dec 1983 Origin: US Defense Visual Information System photograph No. DN-SN-84-05241

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current 22:46, 29 September 2007 2,830×1,830 (1.79 MB) Cobatfor (Vought A-7E ''Corsair II'' aircraft of attack squadrons VA-15 ''Valions'' and VA-87 ''Golden Warriors'' of ''Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6)'' line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier ''USS Independence (CV-62) in December 1983. The carrier was operating)
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