File:Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior of VAH-4 Det.L in flight, in 1962.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior (BuNo 142250) of Heavy Attack Squadron 4 (VAH-4) Det.L "Fourrunners" in flight, in 1962. VAH-4 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.
Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1962, the A3D-2 was redesignated A-3B. The A-3B 142250 was later lost in training accident on 27 December 1964 while in service with VAH-2.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:13, 26 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 07:13, 26 January 20191,299 × 739 (343 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 ''Skywarrior'' (BuNo 142250) of Heavy Attack Squadron 4 (VAH-4) Det.L "Fourrunners" in flight, in 1962. VAH-4 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.<br>Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1962, the A3D-2 was redesignated A-3B. T...