Three Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i>s (BuNos 142715, 144927, 144951) of attack squadron VA-81 <i>Crusaders</i>, <i>Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8)</i>, flying from the aircraft carrier <i>USS Forrestal (CVA-59)</i> during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 9 February to 25 August 1961. The <i>Skyhawk</i> in the foreground carries a buddy-buddy refueling pack.
USN
1961
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News March 1961 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1961/mar61.pdf">[1]</a>