File:Douglas AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-11 Det.D aboard USS Wasp (CVA-18), in 1956.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider (BuNo 135188) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.D "Early Eleven" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVA-18), in 1956. VAW-11 Det.D was assigned to Carrier Air Group 15 (CVG-15) aboard the Wasp for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 23 April to 15 October 1956.
The aircraft was later converted to an A-1E and is of 2024 airworthy and operated by the Collings Foundation, Stow, Massachusetts (USA).
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Wasp (CVA-18) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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