A-4E Skyhawk of VMA-331 Bumblebees - a photo on Flickriver

             Back in 1965, Carrier Air Wing 8 aboard USS Forrestal included no fewer than three Attack Squadrons that operated A-4E Skyhawks. One of these was VMA-331 Bumblebees, which was a US Marine Corps squadron. Having a USMC squadron as part of a Carrier Air Wing is still fairly common practice nowadays. 

The Bumblebees operated different versions of the Skyhawk until the mid-eighties, when the squadron transitioned to the AV-8B Harrier II. The squadron saw combat during Desert Storm in 1991, but was disbanded little more than a year after the conflict ended. 

In 1965 squadron markings were fairly restrained. Like many early production Skyhawks, this jet didn't have a dark-coloured anti-glare panel in front of the cockpit canopy or darker areas on the wings to mark where maintenance crews could walk.

Taken on: January 2, 2018

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