This dramatic in-flight photograph, taken from a neighboring aircraft, offers a close view of a U.S. Navy carrier plane's wing and underwing fuel or refueling store against a deep blue sky, with a second aircraft visible below in close formation. The image is part of a Vietnam-era collection documenting USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), whose embarked air wing - including A-4 Skyhawks, F-8 Crusaders, and A-3 Skywarrior tankers - flew combat and support sorties over Southeast Asia beginning with the carrier's involvement in the Gulf of Tonkin incident of August 1964. Project: 218135