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Printed black and white photograph of an A4D-2 Skyhawk in flight
A4D-2 Skyhawk in Flight
Printed black and white photograph of an A4D-2 Skyhawk in flight
Printed black and white photograph of an A4D-2 Skyhawk in flight

A4D-2 Skyhawk in Flight

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
DateOctober 1959
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Sean Castles. P2021.25.04
Object numberP2021.25.04
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and White; Official horizontal image of a Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk of VA-66 in flight over a mountain. Identification markers on the aircraft include "307" on the nose and "AF // 2760 // VA-66 // 142760 // Navy" on the tail fin and body. There is a mountain with a depression in the middle and a coastline in the distance. There is a white border around the image.

Back reads "CVA11-735 (L) // Oct., 1959" handwritten in blue ink.
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