File:Armed Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-52 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 15 August 1964 (428-NPC-34311).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139803) of Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52) "Knightriders" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 15 August 1964. VA-52 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the Ticonderoga for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 14 April to 25 November 1964. Two weeks before, CVW-5 participated in "Operation Pierce Arrow".
  • 139803 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1968 and to the Vietnamese Air Force in 1972. It was lost on 12 November 1972 while in service with the 514th Fighter Squadron.
Date 15 August 1964
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Author U.S. Navy film 428-NPC-34311 "Simulated Tonkin Gulf Incident"

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