File:Two U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-85 in flight, circa in 1962.jpg

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Description	English: Two U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 134536, 135324) of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) "Black Falcons" in flight, circa in 1962. VA-85 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1962 to 2 March 1963. The Royal Navy aircraft carrier below is most certainly HMS Hermes (R12). 134536 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and served with the 520th Fighter Squadron. It was written off after an operational accident at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, on 7 April 1965. 135324 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force and served with the 602nd Special Operations Squadron. Its engine quit during a strafing attack in Laos on 12 February 1968. The pilot ejected and was rescued.
Date	circa 1962 date QS:P,+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1962-1963 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	U.S. Navy

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current	07:29, 12 May 2024		1,772 × 1,796 (1.19 MB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Two U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 134536, 135324) of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) "Black Falcons" in flight, circa in 1962. VA-85 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1962 to 2 March 1963. The Royal Nava aircraft carrier below is most certainly HMS ''Hermes'' (R12). * 134536 was later transferred to the South...

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