File:Four Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-65 in flight, in 1963.jpg

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English: Four U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 137530, 139690, 139714, 139744) of Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) "Tigers" in flight, in 1963. VA-65 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), visible below, for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 6 February to 4 September 1963.
  • 139690 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and was shot down near Vung Ro, Vietnam, on 3 October 1966;
  • 139714 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force and was shot down on 5 April 1968;
  • 139744 was later transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1963 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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