This is aircraft was to replace the AJ-1/2 and the A3D as a nuclear attack bomber. This twin engine bomber carried the Linear Bomb (nuclear weapon) was carried between the two J78-GE-8. It was also used as a tanker, a Photo Recon and ECM. This was the second heaviest aircraft excepted by the Navy the first being the A-3. The first prototype flew August 31, 1958 and deliveries started in 1960 to VAH-7. The new USS Enterprise was the first ship to deploy the A-5.
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This is aircraft was to replace the AJ-1/2 and the A3D as a nuclear attack bomber. This twin engine bomber carried the Linear Bomb (nuclear weapon) was carried between the two J78-GE-8. It was also used as a tanker, a Photo Recon and ECM. This was the second heaviest aircraft excepted by the Navy the first being the A-3. The first prototype flew August 31, 1958 and deliveries started in 1960 to VAH-7. The new USS Enterprise was the first ship to deploy the A-5.
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Add this copy of North American a-5a/Ra-5c Vigilante (Naval Fighters, 64 to cart. $140.24, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Steve Ginter.
Add this copy of North American a-5a/Ra-5c Vigilante (Naval Fighters, 64 to cart. $275.10, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Steve Ginter.
