Aircraft: A-4C Custodian: VA-192 BuNo: Modex: NM-206 Location: CVA-31 Date: 1965 Photo credit: George Shattuck Contact: "Boom" Powell Description: Lt George W. Shattuck in the cockpit of his A-4C during the WestPac cruise of 1965-66 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard. Note the black strap hanging down the side of the a/c. It normally is hooked to the canopy latch holding the canopy down slightly from its most upward travel point to prevent damaging the canopy hinge during movement of the a/c.