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USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) was the 14th of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, the first one being named for John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War frigate by the same name.
Due to inclement weather in the area, it was the only squadron flying from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) that was capable of providing CAS. 21 August 1967: The squadron's commanding officer, Commander L. T. Profilet and his NFO Lieutenant Commander W. M. Hardman, were shot down and taken prisoner during a mission over North Vietnam.
A F7U-3 of VA-212 on USS Bon Homme Richard, circa 1956. 6 June 1958: The squadron's commanding officer, Commander G. W. Staeheli, was killed in an aircraft accident. August–September 1958: VA-212, embarked on USS Lexington, operated in the Formosa Straits due to the tension surrounding the Chinese Communist shelling of the Quemoy Islands.
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.
File:Douglas A-4F, VA-212, NF512, USS Bon Homme Richard, CVA-31, North Vietnam, Summer 1968.jpg. Add languages. Page contents not supported in other languages.
6 Dec 1966: The squadron’s commanding officer, Commander A. D. McFall, was killed when his aircraft crashed following a night launch from USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31). 1 May 1967: During a sortie against Kép Air Base, Lieutenant Commander Theodore R. Swartz shot down a MiG-17 with air-to-ground rockets.
English: A U.S. Navy Grumman E-1B Tracer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW-111 Det. 31 "Hunters" about to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31). VAW-11 Det. 31 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 27 ...
The group commander and staff first deployed to the Western Pacific on board USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) in 1957. USS Coral Sea, fresh from refit, arrived at Alameda on 1 April 1960 and was assigned to Carrier Division Seven. During the Vietnam War, division aircraft carriers operated as part of Task Force 77 from Yankee Station and Dixie ...