A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 135272) of Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) "Boomers" in flight. VA-165 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11) for a deployment to Vietnam from 4 April to 21 November 1966.<br>The A-1H 135272 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force as s/n 52-135272. It served with the 6th Air Commando Squadron, 14th Air Commando Wing, and was shot down by ground fire near the Kham Duc Special Forces Camp, Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam on 12 May 1968. The pilot bailed out and was rescued by a U.S. Army helicopter.
U.S. Navy
1966
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