File:USS Bennington (CVS-20) launches AD-5W and S2F-1 aircraft in 1962.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.Q "Early Eleven" and two Grumman S2F-1S Tracker from Anti-Submarine Squadron 33 (VS-33) "Screwbirds" are launched from the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20). Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the Bennington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 7 January 25 July 1962.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current16:19, 21 August 2016Thumbnail for version as of 16:19, 21 August 2016744 × 383 (217 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W ''Skyraider'' from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.Q "Early Eleven" and two Grumman S2F-1S ''Tracker'' from Anti-Submarine Squadron 33 (VS-33) "Screwbir...