DescriptionDouglas EF-10B Skyknight of VMCJ-2 in flight, circa in the 1960s.jpg
A Douglas EF-10B Skyknight (BuNo 127047) of Marine Composite reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VMCJ-2) "Playboys" in flight, circa in the 1960s. VMCJ-2 was commissioned on 1 December 1955 and began to fly electronic warfare missions off North Korea, China and the Soviet Union immediatley. In 1965 VMCJ-2 was deployed to Da Nang in South Vietnam with six aircraft. The Skyknights flew over 9000 sorties and lost five aircraft and twelve crewmembers. They were withdrawn from Da Nang in October 1969 and officially retired at MCAS El Toro (California, USA) on 31 May 1970.
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