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Black and white photograph of a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider in a plume of smoke after a fuel tank fe…
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider with Detached Fuel Tank
Black and white photograph of a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider in a plume of smoke after a fuel tank fe…
Black and white photograph of a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider in a plume of smoke after a fuel tank fell off the plane onto the flight deck

Douglas AD-6 Skyraider with Detached Fuel Tank

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1957–1959
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert Wayne Osburn and family. P2013.149.146
Object numberP2013.149.146
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of a plume of smoke engulfing a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider from Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) after an auxiliary fuel tank fell off the airplane onto the flight deck. The Skyraider's tailhook is still attached to the arresting wire. The optical landing system (OLS) is visible behind the plane. A vertical stabilizer from another airplane is visible at the bottom center of the image. The photograph was taken from the island.
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