File:AD-5 Skyraider of VA-85 on USS Intrepid (CVA-11) on 20 April 1956.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5N Skyraider (BuNo 134976) from Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) taxies forward after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11) on 20 April 1956. Note the squadron insignia under the cockpit. VA-85 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 12 March to 5 September 1956.
The AD-5N (after 1962: A-1G) 134976 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and was lost on 12 February 1968.
Date 20 April 1956
date QS:P571,+1956-04-20T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-K-20573
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-20573

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