File:AD-6 VA-155 launching from USS Wasp (CVA-18) 1956.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider from Attack Squadron VA-155 "Silver Foxes" launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVA-18). Piston-engined aircraft could often be launched without the use of the catapults. VA-155 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 15 (CVG-15) aboard the Wasp for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 23 April to 15 October 1956.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Wasp (CVA-18) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current20:37, 14 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:37, 14 November 2012572 × 462 (144 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' from Attack Squadron VA-155 "Silver Foxes" launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Wasp'' (CVA-18). Piston-engined aircraft could often be launched wit...