Aircraft: A-4F Custodian: VA-23 BuNo: 154212 Modex: NM-311 Location: USS Oriskany Date: 14APR69 to 17NOVV69 Photo credit: Lee Morris Contact: Lee Morris Description: Ready to go on the Port Cat, holdback is drawn tight, and the Cat Officer is going through his launch procedure. Note the position of the flaps for takeoff. Note: some units used a knotched stick to ensure exact positioning of the flaps, checking the bird as it approached the cat.