A burning U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4 <i>Skyraider</i> from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) "Torpcats" aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9). The pilot escaped from the plane, but left the engine running. An airman jumped into the cockpit and turned the engine off, but he suffered second degree burns. VA-55 was assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard the <i>Essex</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 December 1953 to 12 July 1954.
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