File:Two Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-145 in flight, circa in 1964.jpg

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English: Two U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 135370, 137622) from Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145) "Swordsmen" in flight. VA-145 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 5 May 1964 to 1 February 1965.
  • 135370 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force.
  • 137622 was later transferred to the U.S. Air Force. It crashed in Thailand on 23 March 1972 due to an engine failure while in service with the 1st Special Operations Squadron. The pilot was rescued.
Date circa 1964
date QS:P,+1964-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Constellation (CVA-64) 1964-1965 cruise book
Author U.S. Navy

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current22:30, 11 June 2016Thumbnail for version as of 22:30, 11 June 2016945 × 580 (326 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Two U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 135370, 137622) from Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145) "Swordsmen" in flight. VA-145 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the aircraft carrier US...