A Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 144912) assigned to attack squadron VA-81 <i>Crusaders</i> of Carrier Air Group Eight (CVG-8) has just landed aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CVA-59). The photo is dated 1 August 1964, but this may not be the actual date it was taken, as VA-81 flew the A4D-2 (A-4B) between 1960 and 1963 from the <i>Forrestal</i> before conversion to the A-4E.
Robert M. Cieri
between 1960 and 1963 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1963-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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