File:Douglas EA-1E Skyraider of VAW-11 Det.R aboard USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), in 1964.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1E Skyraider (BuNo 135201) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.R "Early Eleven" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), in 1964. VAW-13 Det.R was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) aboard the Kearsarge for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 19 June to 16 December 1964.
135201 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1966 and was converted to an A-1E. It served with the 1st and 22nd Special Operations Squadron in Vietnam and was shot down by ground fire near Ban Napoung, Laos, on 25 March 1969. The pilot ejected and was rescued.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) 1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current06:42, 9 May 2024Thumbnail for version as of 06:42, 9 May 20241,417 × 691 (509 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1E ''Skyraider'' (BuNo 135201) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.R "Early Eleven" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Kearsarge'' (CVS-33), in 1964. VAW-13 Det.R was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) aboard the ''Kearsarge'' for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 19 June to 16 December 1964.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebo...

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