File:A-3B launch USS Saratoga CVA-60 1958.jpg

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English: An U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior (BuNo 138964) of heavy attack squadron VAH-9 Hoot Owls is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60), 28 May 1958. VAH-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) aboard the Saratoga for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 February to 1 October 1958. This A3D-2 was the personal aircraft of the Commander Air Group (CAG) of CVG-3. Also visible are seven McDonnell F3H-2N Demon fighters of fighter squadron VF-31 Tomcatters and a single Vought F8U-1 Crusader of VF-32 Swordsmen.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2008.122.009 [1]
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current14:49, 19 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 14:49, 19 May 20091,896 × 1,481 (391 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information |Description=An U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 ''Skywarrior'' (BuNo 138964) of heavy attack squadron VAH-9 ''Hoot Owls'' is launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Saratoga'' (CVA-60), 28 May 1958. VAH-9 was assigned to Carrier Air G

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