File:A4D-2 Skyhawks VA-76 in flight c1961.jpg

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Four U.S. Navy Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk aircraft (BuNo 142757, 144953, 144988, 144990) from Attack Squadron VA-76 Spirits in flight. VA-76 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1961 to 3 March 1962.

142757 was later sold to Argentina in 1966 (as A-4P "C-233"). It is today mounted on a pylon outside the IV Brigata Aerea Museum at Mendoza, Argentina. 144988 was also sold to Argentina in 1966 (as as A-4Q "3-A-314"). It is mounted on a pedestal outside the Mad de Plata Flying Club at Batan, Argentina.
Date circa 1961
date QS:P,+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Intrepid (CVA-11) 1961-62 cruise book available on Navysite.de.
Author USN

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