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| Keywords: F4D-1 inflight refueling NAN5-61.jpg A U S Navy Douglas F4D-1 Skyray of fighter squadron VF-74 Be-devilers refueling for the first time from a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider of attack squadron VA-65 Tigers A second F4D-1 and a Vought F8U-1P Crusader of VFP-62 Det 33 Fighting Photos are also visible All aircraft were assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 CVG-6 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the U S aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVA-11 from 4 August 1960 to 17 February 1961 Note the refueling method on the F4D-1 as the probe-and-drouge refueling method had not been invented when the F4D was designed it was later equipped with a drop tank that had an inflight refueling probe The drawback of this eqipment was of course that the plane could not be refueled anymore when the drop tanks had been jettisoned U S Navy Naval Aviation News May 1961 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1961/may61 pdf; also http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16006099 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FQuery php 1996 253 965 ca 1960-1961 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas F4D Skyray AD-6 A-1H Skyraider Aerial refueling Fighter Squadron 74 United States Navy Attack Squadron 65 United States Navy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 62 United States Navy Aviation in the 1960s | ||||
