File:A-1H Skyraider VA-122 landing.jpeg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139799) from Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) "Spad School" landing. This aircraft was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force as 52-139799. It served with the 22nd Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, and was hit by ground fire west of Ban Sephan, Khammouan Province, Laos, on 22 January 1970. The pilot headed back to Nakhon Phanom but the aircraft crashed 30 km north-west of the air base. The pilot was rescued by a USAF helicopter.
Date circa 1959-1966
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.2738
Author U.S. Navy

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current00:38, 6 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:38, 6 February 20111,771 × 1,381 (857 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 139799) from Attack Squadron VA-122 ''Spad School'' landing. This aircraft was later given to the USAF as 52-139799. It served with the 22nd Special Operations

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