File:Burning AD-4 Skyraider of VA-55 on USS Essex (CVA-9) c1954.jpg
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editDescriptionBurning AD-4 Skyraider of VA-55 on USS Essex (CVA-9) c1954.jpg | A burning U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) "Torpcats" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9). The pilot escaped from the plane, but left the engine running. An airman jumped into the cockpit and turned the engine off, but he suffered second degree burns. VA-55 was assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard the Essex for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 December 1953 to 12 July 1954. |
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circa 1954 date QS:P,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Essex (CVA-9) 1953-54 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
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