Photo Description: A left side view of a United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas AD Skyraider aircraft of Carrier Air Group One (CVG-1) on the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) during the NATO "Operation Strikeback", sometime between August and October 1957. The first seven planes are AD-6 of attack squadron VA-15 Valions (tail code AB-4XX). The next plane and the last three are AD-5Q of all weather attack squadron VA(AW)-33 DET.42 Night Hawks (GD-8XX). The foruth plane from the bow is an AD-5W from airborne early warning squadron VAW-12 DET.42 Bats (GE-7XX). In the foreground is an Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior of heavy attack squadron VAH-1 Smokin' Tigers. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: 1957 Photo Location: Off Coast Of Vietnam Photo ID: A10011
Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas EA-1F Skyraider aircraft of airborne early warning squadron VAW-13 Det. 63 on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) off the coast of Vietnam. In the background are two McDonnell F-4B Phantom II fighters of fighter squadron VF-213 Black Lions (BuNo 153023, 153068) and a North American RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo 150831) of heavy reconnaissance squadron RVAH-11 Checkertails. All aircraft were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) for a deployment to Vietnam from 18 November 1967 to 28 June 1968. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: 1967-1968 Photo Location: Off Coast Of Vietnam Photo ID: A10009
Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft ( BuNo – 137512 ) assigned to Attack Squadron 152 ( VA-152 ) Friendlies in flight in 1966. VA-152 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 ( CVW-16 ) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 May to 16 November 1966. The A-1H 137512 was later lost over Laos to ground fire on 4 July 1969 while in service with the USAF 56th Special Operations Wing. The pilot, Col. Patrick M. Fallon, Vice Commander, 56th SOW, ejected safely, but was later missing in action, presumed dead. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: 1966 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10010
