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| Keywords: EA-1E Skyraiders of VAW-33 in flight in February 1963.jpg Two U S Navy Douglas EA-1E Skyraider BuNo 135202 and 139594 of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 33 VAW-33 Night Hawks in flight from Naval Air Station Quonset Point Rhode Island USA on 5 February 1963 <br> 135202 was converted to an A-1G and transferred to the U S Air Force as 52-135202 It served with the 1st Special Operations Squadron 56th Special Operations Wing and suffered engine failure over South Vietnam and crashed on 23 May 1968 The pilot bailed out and was rescued <br> 139594 became USAF 52-139594 It also served with the 1st SOS and crashed on landing at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base on 11 August 1968 The pilot was killed Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-91000/NH-91437 html NH 91437 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1963-02-05 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-5 A-1E Skyraider AD-5W EA-1E Skyraider Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 United States Navy | ||||
