File:Douglas AD-5Q Skyraider of VAW-13 Det.L lands aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5Q Skyraider of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 13 (VAW-13) Det.L "Zappers" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962. VAW-13 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.
Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1962, the AD-5Q was redesignated EA-1F.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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