A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 <i>Skyraider</i> from Attack Squadron VA-155 "Silver Foxes" launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Wasp</i> (CVA-18). Piston-engined aircraft could often be launched without the use of the catapults. VA-155 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 15 (CVG-15) aboard the <i>Wasp</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 23 April to 15 October 1956.
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