File:Three Douglas A-1H Skyraider and a A-1J of VA-215 in flight over USS Hancock (CVA-19), circa in 1965.jpg

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English: Three U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 134515, 137584, 137628) and a A-1J (BuNo 142036) of Attack Squadron 215 (VA-215) "Barn Owls" in flight, circa in 1965. VA-215 was assigned to Attack Carrier Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), visible below, for a deployment to Vietnam from 21 October 1965 to 21 May 1965.
  • 134515 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1968 and served with the 22nd Special Operations Squadron. It was shot down by ground fire near Ban That, Laos, on 26 March 1969. The pilot was rescued;
  • 137584 was shot down by ground fire near Ron/Hoa Binh, North Vietnam, on 31 March 1965. The pilot was killed;
  • 137628 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and served with the 1st and 22nd Special Operations Squadrons. It was shot down by ground fire over Laos on 9 April 1971. The pilot was killed;
  • 142036 was written off on 7 September 1966 while in service with VA-122.
Date circa 1965
date QS:P,+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1964-1965 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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