Photo Description: A left side view of two United States Navy ( USN ) Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft ( BuNos – 139662 and 139662 ) of attack squadron VA-145 Swordsmen in flight with the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) steaming in the background. VA-145 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the Constellation between 1962 and early 1965. Photo Credit: USN Photo Date: 1962-1965 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A10013
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