File:Sixteen Douglas AD Skyraider on deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), in 1957.jpg

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English: 16 U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraider on deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), in 1957. Visible are:
  • four AD-5W (BuNo 139580, 139582, 139583, 139589) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.42 "Bats" (NE-70X);
  • ten AD-6 (BuNo 139773, 139775, 139776, 139778, 139779, 139781, 139782, 3 unknown) of Attack Squadron 15 (VA-15) "Valions" (T-4XX);
  • two AD-5N (BuNo 132543, 1 unknown) of All-Weather Attack Squadron 33 (VA(AW)-33) Det.42 "Night Hawks" (SS-80X).
A Grumman TF-1 Trader is parked behind the island. The squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 15 January to 22 July 1957.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1957 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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