File:Douglas A-1 Skyraiders of VA-215 launching from USS Hancock (CVA-19), in June 1963.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider of Attack Squadron 215 (VA-215) "Barn Owls" are lauched from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), in June 1963. VA-215 was assigned to assigned Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 7 June to 16 December 1963. The A-1H BuNo 139612 on the left is armed with rockets and bombs from the Second World War: 5 in (12.7 cm) HVAR rockets and 500 lb bombs. This aircraft was later passed on to the South Vietnamese Air Force.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from usshancockcv19.com
Author Dave Thomas, U.S. Navy

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