Four U.S. Navy Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i>s (BuNo 142124, 142423, 142678, 142687) of Attack Squadron 86 (VA-86) "Sidewinders" in flight over the Mediterranean Sea in 1958. VA-86 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Randolph</i> (CVA-15), visible below, for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 September 1958 to 12 March 1959. A4D-2 BuNo 142124 carries a Douglas "buddy"-store, and is refueling 142687. <i>Randolph</i>´s plane guard destroyer is hidden behind the cockpit of 142124.
U.S. Navy
circa 1958 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News May 1959 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1959/May59.pdf">[1]</a>