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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139700) of Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) "Arabs" is about to lauch from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), circa in 1966. VA-115 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the Kitty Hawk for a deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 June 1966. The aircraft is armed with six napalm canisters and two rocket launchers. It was later written off on 12 August 1966.
Note the aircraft's camouflage. The U.S. Navy experimented with aircraft camouflage and painted half of the aircraft of CVW-11 with dark green colours to blend in with the Vietnamese jungle. The results proved inconclusive for the U.S. Navy, whereas the U.S. Air Force concluded that the camouflage was effective. U.S. Navy planes would not be camouflaged until the 1980s.
Date between 1965 and 1966
date QS:P571,+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q1368608
Source U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.1996.253.2697

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current23:12, 22 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 23:12, 22 May 20092,140 × 1,581 (227 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 139700) of attack squadron VA-115 ''Arabs'' on the aircraft carrier USS ''Kitty Hawk'' (CVA-63) during that carrier's deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 Ju

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