Keywords: AD-5W of VAW-12 crashes off USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) c1956.jpg A U S Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider BuNo 133764 of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 VAW-12 Det 31 Bats crashes off the port side of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea CVA-43 after a loss of power during take-off VAW-12 Det 31 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 CVG-10 aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 13 August 1956 to 11 February 1957 U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv43-56/165 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv43-56/index_005 htm USS Coral Sea CVA-43 1956-1957 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1956 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-5W EA-1E Skyraider Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 United States Navy Aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers |