<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 135371) form Attack Squadron 96 (VA-96) is launched from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVA-33). VA-96 was assigned to Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) aboard the <i>Kearsarge</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 9 August 1957 to 2 April 1958.<br></p>
VA-96 was a short-lived squadron, commissioned from 30 June 1956 to 10 April 1958.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-57/225.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv33-57/index_023.htm">USS <i>Kearsarge</i> (CVA-33) 1957-1958 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>