Keywords: AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-12 afloat after crash c1956.jpg A U S Navy Douglas AD-5W Skyraider BuNo 133764 of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 VAW-12 Det 31 Bats after crashing 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 Note that the engine has broken off 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 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers |