File:Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-196 in flight over Vietnam, in 1965.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 137620) of Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) "Main Battery" in flight over Vietnam, in 1965. VA-196 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) for a deployment to Vietnam from 21 April 1965 to 13 January 1966.
  • 137620 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1967. It crashed in Laos on 24 May 1968 while in service with the 6th Special Operations Squadron. The pilot was killed.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1965-1966 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current19:48, 7 July 2024Thumbnail for version as of 19:48, 7 July 2024709 × 478 (218 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 137620) of Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) "Main Battery" in flight over Vietnam, in 1965. VA-196 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Bon Homme Richard'' (CVA-31) for a deployment to Vietnam from 21 April 1965 to 13 January 1966. * 137620 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1967. It crashed in Laos on 24 May 1968 while in service with the 6t...

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