A U.S. Navy Douglas A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 144962) from Attack  Squadron VA-106 "Gladiators" in flight. VA-106 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960.
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between August 1959 and February 1960 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1959-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1326,+1960-02-00T00:00:00Z/10</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-59/120.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-59/index_009.htm">USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9) 1959-60 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>