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11-__ April 1961.
Shangri-La arrived for a two-day visit.
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April 1962. The following are some of the aircraft on board the carrier. From a report by the late Gordon Blake which appeared in an Air-Britain magazine, Digest 1962.
| AIRCRAFT | SQUADRON | SERIAL/S | NOTES | | Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk | VA-106 | 142417/AK-304, 142833/AK-311, 145000/AK-308, 145011/AK-303 | | | Douglas A4D-2N Skyhawk | VA-46 | 138532/AK-512, 147741/AK-501 "Nasty", 147744/AK-504 "Short Timer", 147751/AK-51, 148445/AK-505 "Satans Chauffeur II", 148536/AK-508 "White Lightin", 148575/AK-500 | | | Douglas AD-6 Skyraiders | VA-176 | 134497/AK-409, 134536/AK-400, 134634/AK-41, 139622/AK-408, 139812/AK-406 | | | Douglas F4D-l Skyray | VF-13 | 134819, 134843/AK-102, 134953, 139050/AK-106, 139104, 139149/AK-107, 139185/AK-111 | | | Chance-Vought F8U-1E Crusader | VMF-251 | 145468/AK-207 | | | Vertol HUP-3 | HU-2 | 147613/HU-66, 147622/HU-65 | Used for "plane-guard" duties. | | TF-1 Trader | | 136753 | Not seen on board, but known to have operated from the carrier at the time. |
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__-12 March 1964.
Six US warships, led by the Shangri-La, leave Malta.
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December 1967.
Ship was open to visitors, but aircraft details available.
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March 1968.
Ship was anchored some three miles out. Open to the public, the public being transported to the ship by a launch. No aircraft details available.
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