File:Douglas EA-1E Skyraider of VAW-33 Det.18 aboard USS Wasp (CVS-18), in early 1966.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1E Skyraider (BuNo 139598) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 33 (VAW-33) Det.18 "Night Hawks" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18), in early 1966. VAW-33, Det.18 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) for a operations in the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea between 24 January and 6 May 1966. This was the last operational use of the EA-1E.
The EA-1E 139598 was then converted to an A-1E and transferred to the U.S. Air Force. It crashed in Laos on 24 December 1970 while in service with the 1st Special Operations Squadron. The pilot was killed.
Date between January 1966 and May 1966
date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1319,+1966-01-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1326,+1966-05-00T00:00:00Z/10
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org
Author U.S. Navy

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