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English: Three U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 139661, 139669, 139670) of Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) "Dambusters" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CVA-10), in 1957. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) aboard the Yorktown for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 9 March to 25 August 1957.
  • 139661 was transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and was lost on 1 May 1970 while in service with the 518th Fighter Squadron;
  • 139669 crashed near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California (USA) on 24 March 1959. The pilot was killed.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) 1957 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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