North American AJ Savage
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The North American AJ Savage was a U.S Navy carrier-based medium bomber built by North American Aviation. It was designed shortly after World War II to carry atomic bombs. To do this, it needed a 12,0
The first production AJ-1 in flight over California, 1950
The XAJ-1 prototype first flew in 1948
AJ-1 Savage in October 1949
An AJ-1 aboard the modernized Essex-class carrier USS Oriskany on 29 August 1952
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
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The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior is a jet-powered strategic bomber that was developed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed by Douglas on behalf of the United States Navy, which soug
North American AJ Savage
…Thirty were configured for reconnaissance. In the mid-1950s, inflight-refueling equipment was added. The Savage began to be replaced in 1957 by the Douglas A3D Skywarrior. After its military career, it was used for experiments such as microgravity flights and jet engine testing. At the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy…
An EA-3B Skywarrior from VQ-1 over the South China Sea in 1974.
A3D-1 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida in the 1950s
Camera arrangement of a camouflaged RA-3B of Heavy Photographic Squadron 61
An A3D-2 from VAH-9 suffers a nose wheel collapse while landing on USS Saratoga, c. 1959