File:Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-65 lands on USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), in 1964.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 135305) of Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) "Tigers" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65). VA-65 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the Enterprise during her round-the-world cruise ("Operation Sea Orbit") from 8 February to 3 October 1964.
The A-1H 135305 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force. It was shot down over Laos on 29 September 1968 while in service with the 6th Special Operations Squadron. The pilot was killed.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:15, 2 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 07:15, 2 April 20181,181 × 645 (292 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 135305) of Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) "Tigers" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CVAN-65). VA-65 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the ''Enterprise'' during her round-the-world cruise ("Operation Sea Orbit") from 8 February to 3 October 1964.<br> The A-1H 135305 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de...