<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas A-3B <i>Skywarrior</i> (BuNo 138947) of Heavy Attack Squadron 4 (VAH-4) Det.L "Fourrunners", in 1963. VAH-4 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Hancock</i> (CVA-19) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 7 June to 16 December 1963.<br></p>
The A-3B 138947 crashed due a to structural failure on the catapult aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on 25 May 1965 while in service with VAH-2.
U.S. Navy
1963
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-63/049.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-63/index_005.htm">USS <i>Hancock</i> (CVA-19) 1963 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>