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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Five Essex-class units at Long Beach Navy Yard in 1966; Bennington (CVS-20), Yorktown (CVS-10) and Hornet (CVS-12) are configured as ASW carriers; Bon Homme Richard (angled deck; with bridle catchers) is an attack carrier (CVA); Valley Forge (axial flight deck) is serving as an LPH; note the helicopter landing circles on her deck.
[11] [12] 1969–1970 CVW-5 was embarked on USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) with VA-22, VA-94, and VA-144 A-4 Squadrons, VF-51 and VF-53 F-8's In 1973, CVW-5 embarked on USS Midway to become part of the first carrier/air wing team permanently forward deployed, to Yokosuka, Japan.
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 ...
23 September 1969 – 1 July 1970 Detachment 43 USS Coral Sea; 5 March-17 December 1970 Detachment 38 USS Shangri-La; 2 April-12 November 1970 Detachment 31 USS Bon Homme Richard; 14 May-10 December 1970 Detachment 34 USS Oriskany. On 14 November the landing gear on RF-8G [BuNo 145624] collapsed during launch, the pilot LT Joseph R. Klugg ...