<p>A Royal Australian Navy Douglas A-4G <i>Skyhawk</i> of 805 Squadron on deck of the U.S. Navy anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVS-33) during that carrier's deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 29 March to 4 September 1969.<br></p>
The A-4G 886 (USN BuNo 154907) was lost at sea when it rolled off the deck of RAN carrier HMAS <i>Melbourne</i> (R21) on 24 September 1979. <i>Melbourne</i> was caught in a storm circa 350 km east of Australia when the ship suddenly rolled 20 degrees to starboard and the aircraft was lost.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-69/050.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-69/index_003.htm">USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVS-33) 1969 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>