A Douglas A-1H <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 134563) of U.S. Navy attack squadron VA-152 <i>Friendlies</i> after a wheels-up emergency landing at Da Nang, South Vietnam, in December 1965. VA-152 was assigned to <i>Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16)</i> aboard the aircraft carrier <i>USS Oriskany (CVA-34)</i> for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 April to 16 December 1965. The foam visible was used to ensure a relatively smooth wheels-up landing. The aircraft with a tail hook also used an arresting cable, so that the damaged aircraft would slide to a quick halt.
USAF
1965-12
Scan from Dana Bell, <i>Air War over Vietnam, Volume IV</i>. Arms and Armour Press, London, Harrisburg (PA), 1984, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0853686351" title="Special:BookSources/0853686351">ISBN 0853686351</a>, p. 24. Cites U.S. Air Force as source.