Keywords: A-4Bs of VA-81 on USS Essex (CVS-9) c1961.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawks BuNo 144918 144927 of Attack Squadron VA-81 Det 45 Crusaders aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex CVS-9 VA-81 Det 45 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 CVSG-56 aboard the Essex for a deployment to the North Atlantic from October 1961 to February 1962 U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv9-61/182 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv9-61/index_020 htm USS Essex CVS-9 1961-62 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1961 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4B Skyhawk Strike Fighter Squadron 81 United States Navy Aboard USS Essex CV-9 |