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A-3 Skywarrior
Call sign “Blackey”A-3 Skywarrior Plane Captain
A-3 Skywarrior
A-3D Skywarrior
Cold War
Weapons
Race
Larger A C
Carriers
A-3
Nuclear
Weapons
USS Forrestal
"Supercarrier” 1955
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1947
• Navy commissioned Douglas Aircraft to determine if possible to overcome weight problems & build carrier-based strategic (nuclear) bomber
• Internal bomb bay had to be accessible from cockpit so crew could arm during flight
• Challenging project because anything to do with nuclear armament was TOP SECRET– Designers guessed at appearance & weight of nuclear
bombs.
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• Oct. 28, 1952: Prototype, XA3D/A3D-1 (BuNo125412), flown @ Edwards AFB.
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• March 31, 1956: Delivered to active duty• 283 Built.
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• Sept. 30, 1991: Decommissioned @ NAS Key West, Fl (39 yrs.)– Designer, Ed Heinemann, present*– Replaced by EA-6B Prowler.
*Also designed A-4 Skyhawk
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A-3D Skywarrior
• 2006: All airworthy Skywarriors now operated by Raytheon. (54 yrs.)
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A-3D Skywarrior
• Douglas Aircraft• Two Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10 turbojet
engines rated at 10,500 lb thrust• L: 76’, H: 22’, Wingspan: 72’• Empty: 39,409 lb, Max Takeoff: 70,000 lb• Speed: 610 mph• Ceiling: 41,000 ft• Range: 2,100 mi.
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A-3 Name Game
• Official: Skywarrior• Unofficial
– ‘Whale’: Most popular– ‘Heavy’: Largest carrier based aircraft– A3-D ‘All Three Dead’: No ejection
seats to save weight.
• A-3, KA-3B, RA-3, NA-3B & NRA-3B, VA-3B, EA-3A/B.
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A-3 Bomber
• Nuclear weapons (12,000 lb)• Two 20mm cannons in rear• World's largest and heaviest carrier-borne
aircraft• Only strategic bomber ever built for USN• Nuclear strike role went to USAF B-66
Destroyer.
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KA-3B Aerial Refueling.
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RA-3 Infrared/Photoreconnaissance
• Up to 12 oblique and/or vertical cameras.
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VA-3B VIPChief of Naval Operations’ Private Plane.
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EA-3A/B Spy Plane.
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Raytheon Flight Test A-3 on final to Pt. Mugu, May 16, 2006
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Flight Suite
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NAS Cubi Point, Philippines
NAS Agana, Guam
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NAS Rota, Spain
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Incirlik AFB, Turkey
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NAS Atsugi, Japan
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Shimya, AK
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DaNang, SVN
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A-3 Skywarrior Largest aircraft to routinely operate from carriers.
USS Saratoga (CVA-60*)
*CVA = Attack Aircraft Carrier, CV = Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier.
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USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
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USS FDR (CVA-42)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Hurricane tie down configuration
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USS America (CV-66)
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USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
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U.S.S. Ranger (CVA-61)
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USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)
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USS Forrestal (CV-59)*
*May go on permanent display in Baltimore, MD.
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USS Hancock (CV-19)
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USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
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USS Hancock (CV-19)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
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USS Independence (CV-62)
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JATO
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10 miles south of Pleiku
Nha Trang, SVN
Off USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)Over Mekong River
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DaNang, SVN
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Mediterranean
USS America (CV-66)
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Mediterranean
VP George Bush signed during trip to mustersupport for action against Libya's Quaddaffi.
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Blue Angel
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Mt. Shasta
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NAS Alameda
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Landing
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"Coming Aboard"
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)• Nimitz class was largest warships ever built• 6,000 personnel.
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USS Hancock (CV-19)
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30th Anniversary
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50th AnniversaryRaytheon Flight Test Operations, Van Nuys, CA
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50th Anniversary (2002)Raytheon Flight Test Operations, Van Nuys, CA
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50th Anniversary (2002)Raytheon Flight Test Operations, Van Nuys, CA
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50th Anniversary (2002)
Raytheon Flight Test Operations, Van Nuys, CA Donald Douglas Jr.
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A-3 Skywarriors On Display
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A-3 Skywarriors On Display
1. National Museum of Naval Aviation, N.A.S. Pensacola, FL
2. Fulton County Airport, Johnstown, NY3. New England Air Museum, Windsor
Locks, CT4. Pima Air Museum, Tucson, AZ5. USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX6. Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ7. NAS Rota, Spain8. USS Midway, San Diego Aircraft Carrier
Museum9. NAS Sanford, FL10. Edwards Air Force Base – First Flights
Museum
1. Mojave Airport, CA2. Raytheon Flight Test Operations, Van
Nuys, CA3. NAS Lakehurst, NJ4. NAS Key West, FL5. Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend
Air Force Auxiliary Field, Gila Bend, AZ
6. Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA7. Southern Utah Air Museum,
Washington, UT8. Western Aerospace Museum, North
Field Oakland International Airport9. National Vigilance Park, NSA, Fort
Meade, MD
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A-3 Skywarriors On Display
• National Museum of Naval Aviation, N.A.S. Pensacola, FL
• Fulton County Airport, Johnstown, NY• New England Air Museum, Windsor
Locks, CT• Pima Air Museum, Tucson, AZ• USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX• Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ• NAS Rota, Spain• USS Midway, San Diego Aircraft Carrier
Museum• NAS Sanford, FL• Edwards Air Force Base – First Flights
Museum, CA
• Mojave Airport, CA• Raytheon Flight Test Operations, Van
Nuys, CA• NAS Lakehurst, NJ• NAS Key West, FL• Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend
Air Force Auxiliary Field, Gila Bend, AZ
• Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA• Southern Utah Air Museum,
Washington, UT• Western Aerospace Museum, North
Field Oakland International Airport• National Vigilance Park, NSA, Fort
Meade, MD
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Western Aerospace MuseumNorth Field Oakland International Airport
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July 13, 2004
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National Vigilance Park
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A-3 Skywarrior Crew Lost In Service
2-Oct-58VAH 1AD2ZinnJames228
25-Aug-67VAP 62 (TAD VAP 61)LT JGZavockyJames227
2-Jan-61 VAH 2YoungJackie226
9-Jul-74VQ 2LCDRWorrellDwight225
13-Jan-62VAH 2LT JGBeadlesThomas8
25-Jan-87VQ 2LTBatchelderStephan7
19-Jul-64VAH 11CDRBartholomewB6
21-Mar-61VAH 11AE2BarsnessLowell5
26-May-66VQ 1ATCAubin 4
18-Sep-59VAH 2LT JGAtkinsonGerald3
28-Dec-62VAH 5LCDRAndrews, IIICharles2
27-Nov-63VAH 123LT JGAldrichWilliam1
DateSquadronRankLastFirst
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EKA-3B (BuNo 142251)
• Loaded aboard USS Midway's flight deck on the morning of May 26, 2006.
Downtown San Diego at Navy Pier, Midway
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Call sign “Blackey”A-3 Skywarrior Plane Captain