A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5N <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 132576) from All-Weather Attack Squadron VA(AW)-35 Det.B "Night Hecklers" is being towed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Bon Homme Richard</i> (CVA-31). VA(AW)-35 Det.B was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 12 July to 9 December 1957.<br>The AD-5N (after 1962 A-1G) 132576 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force.
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