Keywords: A-1J Skyraider of VA-165 in 1966.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-1J Skyraider BuNo 142059 of Attack Squadron 165 VA-165 Boomers VA-165 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 10 CVW-10 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVS-11 for a deployment to Vietnam from 4 April to 21 November 1966 Note the mission markers <br>The A-1J 142059 was later transferred to the U S Air Force as s/n 52-142059 It served with the 6th Air Commando Squadron 14th Air Commando Wing and was shot down near Chu Lai Quang Nam Province South Vietnam on 7 May 1968 The pilot bailed out and was rescued by a U S Army helicopter http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16002123 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 2850 1966 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-7 A-1J Skyraider Attack Squadron 165 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1966 |