Attack Squadron 172 in Vietnam - 1966 (Part 2 of 3)

Part 2 of 3. Attack Squadron 172 (VA-172) aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) on the cruise to Vietnam in 1966. The

The squadron flew the A-4C Skyhawk. These films were made from 8mm film originals.

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• VA-172
• Vietnam
• War
• Tonkin
• Gulf
• Yankee
• Station
• A-4
• A-4C
• Skyhawk
• Rolling
• Thunder
• Part2
• aircraft
• carrier

[exenrontexas]

Who was the "foley operators" during the cat shots? That is not the sounds that I heard everyday for a year when flight ops were on.

[riptide100]

@exenrontexas You are correct - those are not actual sounds from cat shots. It was the closest sound I could come up with.

[exenrontexas]

Thanks for sharing. This is exactly what it was like on my ship, CVA-31. And since you showed another CVA, which one was it?

[riptide100]

@exenrontexas There were actually three carriers in the films. USS Constellation, USS Kearsarge and the A-3 cat shot was on the USS Saratoga.

[riptide100]

Thanks, wkat. I agree that the support and maintenance was superb and under very tough conditions.

[riptide100]

Hi John, nice to hear from you. Where has the time gone :-) I'm real happy to learn your grandson enjoyed the period music.

[exenrontexas]

@riptide100 I think that I may have some around some place. When I think about it for just a minute I can hear it in my head. Even in berthing quarters you could hear the screech and roar and then the thud of the bridal slap.

[wkat950]

Good job over there in Nam! The A-4 was a good bird and the people flying/supporting/maintaining it were superb. The smartest ones in the war weren't in the Pentagon/White House but in the cockpit of a Scooter.

[tricky062]

I was on the shangri -La cva 38 we meet them there

[John1Galloway]

I was part of VA-172 during this time. I showed this to my 19 month old grandson. He wasn't impressed with the video but loved the music. Couldn't get the headphones away from him.