File:AD-5W of VAW-12 pulling away after wave-off from USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) 1960.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.52 "Bats" after a wave-off over the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CVS-45). VAW-12 Det.52 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 (CVSG-56) aboard the Valley Forge for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 9 June to 30 August 1960.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) 1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current09:32, 10 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 09:32, 10 January 2016945 × 462 (188 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W ''Skyraider'' from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.52 "Bats" after a wave-off over the aircraft carrier USS ''Valley Forge'' (CVS-45). VAW-12 Det.52 was...