A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 <i>Skyraider</i> (BuNo 139708) of Attack Squadron 152 (VA-152) "Frendlies" in flight. VA-152 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 15 (CVG-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 12 December 1961 to 17 July 1962.<br>
The AD-6 (A-1H) 139708 was later lost on 30 June 1965 after suffering an engine failure during a launch from USS <i>Oriskany</i> (CVA-34) in the Gulf of Tonkin, while still in service with VA-152. It crashed into the water, but the pilot was rescued.
U.S. Navy
circa 1962 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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