A Douglas AD-3 <i>Skyraider</i> fromn Attack Squadron VA-174 in the late 1940s. Note the extended dive brakes at the sides and below the fuselage. The tail code "R" indicates that VA-174 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVAG/CVG-17).
USN
late 1940s
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News September 1950 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1950/sep50.pdf">[1]</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery.php">U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation</a> photo No. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=16002129&amp;QueryPage=%2Femuwebdoncoms%2Fpages%2Fdoncoms%2FAdvQuery.php">1996.253.2856</a>