File:Douglas AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-11 Det.I aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1957.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider (BuNo 139559) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.I "Early Eleven" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1957. In the background is a North American FJ-3 Fury (BuNo 139250) of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) "Kingpins". Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 6 April to 18 September 1957.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1957 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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