Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-215 after landing aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), 11 February 1965 (428-NPC-34749)

A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 134515) of Attack Squadron 215 (VA-215) "Barn Owls" after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), 11 February 1965. VA-215 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 21 October 1964 to 19 May 1965. The A-1H 134515 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1968. It was shot down by ground fire near Ban That, Laos, on 26 March 1969 while in service with the 22nd Special Operations Squadron. The pilot was rescued.

Date

1965-02-11

Photographer / author

U.S. Navy film 428-NPC-34749

Archive

U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

image

Original size

1,225 × 894 pixels

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