Douglas AD Skyraiders of VA-923 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) off Korea, 10 November 1951 (80-G-437851)
U.S. Navy ordnancemen on board the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) fusing 227 kg (500 lb.) and 40 kg (100 lb.) bombs on Douglas AD-3/-4Q Skyraider planes of Attack Squadron 923 (VA-923) before a strike on Korea on 10 November 1951. To the right is a AD-4W ("ND-350") of Composite Squadron 11 (VC-11) Det. G. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 102 (CVG-102) aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Korea from 10 May to 17 December 1951.
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- 1951-11-10
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