Keywords: AD-4 makes 50,000th landing on USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) in 1953.jpg U S Navy Commander C V Johnson taxies forward after making the 50 000th landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge CVA-45 during operations off Korea on 10 May 1953 His plane is a Douglas AD-4 Skyraider from Fighter Squadron 54 VF-54 Hell's Angels Another Skyraider is flying in the upper right Note the ship's arresting gear wires after elevator and flight deck crewmen Valley Forge with assigned Carrier Air Group 5 CVG-5 was deployed to Korea from 20 November 1952 to 25 June 1953 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-96000/NH-96954 html NH 96954 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1953-05-10 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-4 Skyraider Fighter Squadron 54 United States Navy Aboard USS Valley Forge CV-45 Korean War in 1953 |