A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 142731) from Marine Attack  Squadron VMA-225 "Vagabonds" being launched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9). VMA-225 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the <i>Essex</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-59/091.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-59/index_004.htm">USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9) 1959-60 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>