Aircraft Photo of 135418 | Douglas A-3A Skywarrior | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #376603
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:135418
Other Marks:TB-8
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (A3D)
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (A3D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas A-3A Skywarrior
C/n (msn):10311
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KNPA   IATA: NPA   Local: NPA   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of Naval Aviation
 
Photo Date:11 September 2003
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 376603
Photo Comment

30 Jul 1956: TOS USN as A3D-1, assigned to VAH-1. 4/58: VAH-3 and deployed aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. 8/59: VAH-123. 7/62: Redesignated A-3A. 9/63: Placed in storage at NAS Litchfield, AZ. 12/65: MASDC. 8/66: NARF at NAS Alameda; converted to EA-3A. 10/66: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Pacific Missile Test Center, NAS Point Mugu, CA. 12/74: NARF, NAS Pensacola, FL; modifications were removed and redesignated A-3A. 5 Dec 1974: SOC and given to the Naval Aviation Museum.

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