File:Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-85, circa in 1962.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 137503) of Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) "Black Falcons", 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.
  • 137503 was struck off charge at Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA), on 23 July 1963.
Date circa 1962
date QS:P571,+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Source Roy A. Grossnic Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons, Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (USA), 1999. ISBN 0945274297 -Chapter 2: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-76 to VA-104, p. 147.

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