File:Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-55 aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1957.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 139652) from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) "Warhorses" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). In the background is a North American FJ-3M Fury (BuNo 139250) of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) "Kingpins". Both squadrons were assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 6 April to 18 September 1957.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1957 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:25, 15 June 2024Thumbnail for version as of 07:25, 15 June 2024709 × 695 (329 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 139652) from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) "Warhorses" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19). VA-55 was assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard ''Hancock'' for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 6 April to 18 September 1957.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-57/260.htm] from the [http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-57/index_018.htm U...

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