File:Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-25 in flight, circa in 1966.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139779) of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) "Fist of the Fleet" in flight. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 29 July 1966 to 27 February 1967.
  • 139779 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in February 1968 and to the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1972. It was lost on 27 May 1972 while in service with the 530th Fighter Squadron.
Date circa 1966
date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from usscoralsea.net
Author U.S. Navy

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current19:24, 19 May 2021Thumbnail for version as of 19:24, 19 May 20212,106 × 1,452 (457 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 139779) of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) "Fist of the Fleet" in flight. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Coral Sea'' (CVA-43) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 29 July 1966 to 27 February 1967.<br> The A-1H 139339 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force and then to the South Vietnamese Air Force. It was lost on...

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