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Image: Douglas AD-6 Skyraiders of VA-42 in flight, in October 1955

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Description: U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft (BuNo 139731, 139751, 139753, 139783) from Attack Squadron VA-42 Green Pawns in flight. VA-42 was assigned to Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181) from 1955 to 1957. The A-1H (AD-6) 139731 was later lost while in service with VA-152, Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) , USS Oriskany (CVA-34), on 14 October 1966. The aircraft was flown by Ens. Thomas on a night road reconnaissance mission 40 km southwest of Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam. When his section spotted trucks on a road, Thomas dove to attack the target with rockets. However, he failed to pull out of the dive and was killed when his aircraft struck the ground.
Title: Douglas AD-6 Skyraiders of VA-42 in flight, in October 1955
Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AD-6_Skyraider.jpg
Author: LCdr. Joe Rao, USN Ret.
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