File:EKA-3B Skywarrior of VAQ-135 in flight in 1971.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 147663) of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron VAQ-135 Det.1 "Black Ravens" in flight. VAQ-135 Det.1 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 January to 28 July 1971.
147663 was finally retired to the MASDC as 2A0114 on 14 June 1978. This photo was taken by the side camera of an RF-8G “Photo Crusader” from VFP-63 Det. 42, also from Carrier Air Wing 6.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.3918
Author U.S. Navy

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