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English: Four U.S. Navy Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (BuNo 135319, 135399, 137498, 139618) of Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) "Sunday Punchers" in flight, circa in 1960. VA-75 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 August 1960 to 3 March 1961.
  • 135319 was damaged beyond repair in an accident on 21 February 1963;
  • 135399 was transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1964 and was lost on 1 September 1967;
  • 137498 was transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1964 and was lost on 21 February 1966;
  • 139618 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force and later to the South Vietnamese Air Force.
Date circa 1960
date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Independence (CVA-62) 1961-1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy
Other versions U.S. Navy photo from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command publication Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons [2], Chapter 2 Attack Squadron Histories for VA-64 to VA-75 [3]

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