File:Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-85 lands aboard USS Forrestal (CVA-59), in 1960.jpg

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Description	English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 137535) of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) "Black Falcons" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), in 1960. VA-85 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 January to 31 August 1960. The AD-6/A-1H 137535 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and assigned to the 518th Fighter Squadron. It was lost on 12 May 1973.
Date	1960
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	U.S. Navy

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current	07:00, 12 May 2024		1,417 × 861 (430 KB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|Description={{en\|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 137535) of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) "Black Falcons" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59), in 1960. VA-85 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the ''Forrestal'' for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 January to 31 August 1960.<br> The AD-6/A-1H 137535 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and assigned to the 518th Fighter Squ...

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