File:AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-12 in flight in 1960.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider (BuNo 135148) from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.52 "Bats" in flight. VAW-12 Det.52 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 (CVSG-56) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 9 June to 30 August 1960. Note the inscription (Anti-Submarine) "Task Group Bravo" on the engine cowling.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) 1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current06:58, 28 April 2024Thumbnail for version as of 06:58, 28 April 20241,535 × 1,154 (830 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)complete photo
05:29, 11 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 05:29, 11 January 2016761 × 557 (231 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 135148) from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.52 "Bats" in flight. VAW-12 Det.52 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56...