File:AD-4NA Skyraiders of VA-822 in flight over Louisiana.jpg
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Two U.S. Naval Air Reserve Unit Louisiana Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider (BuNo 126986, 127002) of Attack Squadron VA-822 in flight. They were flying near Pecan Island in the Gulf of Mexico to drop fuel and cannon fire on a blowout gas well in an attempt to set it afire as a hazard to shipping. The pilots were LCDR Joel Morris, USNR, Commanding Officer of VA-822 and LCDR Harold Wheelahan. |
| Date | 1950s |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.3045 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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