File:Douglas EA-1E Skyraider of VAW-11 Det.Q in flight, in 1964.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1E Sykraider (BuNo 139603) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11), Det.Q "Early Eleven" lifting its landing gear after a wave-off, in 1964. VAW-11, Det.Q was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 20 February to 11 August 1964.
139603 crashed in the South China Sea on a flight from USS Yorktown (CVS-10) due to an engine failure on 15 April 1965.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current10:54, 5 May 2024Thumbnail for version as of 10:54, 5 May 2024827 × 655 (221 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1E ''Sykraider'' (BuNo 139603) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11), Det.Q "Early Eleven" lifting its landing gear after a wave-off, in 1964. VAW-11, Det.Q was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Bennington'' (CVS-20) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 20 February to 11 August 1964.<br> 139603 crashed in the South Cahina Sea on a t...

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