A North American RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance plane (BuNo 149295) of heavy reconnaissance squadron RVAH-11 Checkertails on the carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) during a deployment to Vietnam in 1968. A Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 138971) of VAH-4 Det. 63 Fourrunners is parked behind the Vigilante. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11). The radar mast located aft of the carrier's island carries the SPS-30 radar.
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{{Information |Description=A North American RA-5C ''Vigilante'' reconnaissance plane (BuNo 149256) of heavy reconnaissance squadron RVAH-11 ''Checkertails'' on the carrier ''USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)'' during a deployment to Vietnam in 1968. A Douglas KA-3B
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