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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4 Skyraider of Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) "Fist of the Fleet" hits the barrier with a faulty tailhook aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CVA-10). VA-65 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the Yorktown for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 August 1953 to 3 March 1954.
Date circa 1953
date QS:P,+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) 1953-1954 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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