File:Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of VA-195 in flight c1959.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 134498) from Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) "Dambusters" in flight. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 1 November 1958 to 19 June 1959.
  • 134498 was transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1961. It was lost on 15 May 1967 while in service with the 514th Fighter Squadron.
Date circa 1959
date QS:P,+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1958-1959 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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08:06, 14 February 2016Thumbnail for version as of 08:06, 14 February 2016699 × 413 (185 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 134498) from Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) "Dambusters" in flight. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Bon...