<p>Four U.S. Navy Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> aircraft (BuNo 142757, 144953, 144988, 144990) from Attack Squadron VA-76 <i>Spirits</i> in flight. VA-76 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVA-11) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1961 to 3 March 1962.<br></p>
142757 was later sold to Argentina in 1966 (as A-4P "C-233"). It is today mounted on a pylon outside the IV Brigata Aerea Museum at Mendoza, Argentina. 144988 was also sold to Argentina in 1966 (as as A-4Q "3-A-314"). It is mounted on a pedestal outside the Mad de Plata Flying Club at Batan, Argentina.
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circa 1961 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-62/123.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-62/index_020.htm">USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVA-11) 1961-62 cruise book</a> available on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>.