The Don Englebreston Collection
U.S. Navy A-1J Skyraider (BuNo 142034), VA-165, USS Oriskany, NAS Moffett Field, 1963
An A-1J Skyraider of attack squadron VA-165, embarked aboard USS Oriskany, sits on the ramp at NAS Moffett Field in 1963. Within a few years, VA-165's Skyraiders would be flying combat strikes over North Vietnam from Oriskany's flight deck, part of the Navy's sustained carrier air campaign. Project: 218822