File:Four Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-176 in flight, circa in 1959.jpg

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English: Four U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 134506, 135396, 137505, 139731) of Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) "Thunderbolts" in flight, circa in 1959. VA-176 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9), visible in the background, for a deployment to Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960.
The A-1H 139731 was lost in North Vietnam on 14 October 1966 while in service with VA-152. 135396 and 137505 were transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force.
Date circa 1959
date QS:P,+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Essex (CVA-9) 1959-1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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