File:Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawks of VA-83 parked on the bow of USS Essex (CVA-9), in 1958.jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9) docked in port (at Cape Town, South Africa?). Parked on the bow are Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawks (BuNo 142418, 142137, 142134) of Attack Squadron 83 (VA-83) "Rampagers". VA-83 was assigned to Air Task Group 201 (ATG-201) aboard the Essex for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific from 2 February to 17 November 1958.
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