<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5 <i>Skyraider</i> attack plane (BuNo 124006) in flight on 19 March 1952. This plane was delivered as a single-seat AD-4 and converted to the XAD-5 prototype.<br></p>
The aircraft is equipped with 12 HVAR rockets, a torpedo and a the radar of the AD-5N night attack version, although the armament and the radar seem to be retouched and added to an earlier photograph.
U.S. Navy
1952-03-19
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-442000/80-G-442406.html">80-G-442406</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>