A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 139681) of Attack Squadron VA-65 "Fist of the Fleet" taking off from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVA-38). VA-65 was assigned to the <i>Shangri-La</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 13 November 1956 to 20 May 1957.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-57/080.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-57/index_004.htm">USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVA-38) 1956-57 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>