wo U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H <i>Skyraider</i>s (BuNo 135300, 139748) of Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52) in flight off Vietnam. VA-52 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) for a deployment to Vietnam from 19 October 1966 to 29 May 1967.<br>The A-1H 139748 later crashed into the sea after having been waved off by the Landing Signal Officer on 18 January 1967. The pilot was killed.<br>
The A-1H 135300 flew the last combat mission of a U.S. Navy <i>Skyraider</i> attack plane on 25 February 1968 and is today preserved at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, in Pensacola, Florida (USA).
circa 1966 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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