Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 138974 United States Navy mark targets with white phosphorus

mark targets with white phosphorus rockets

registration N481PE — the USAF's turboprop-powered counterinsurgency aircraft evaluation testbed

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200 kilometers — extraordinary for a single-engine fighter of the era

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 138974 United States Navy mark targets with white phosphorusThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas KA 3B Skywarrior 138974, assigned to VAH 4 (Heavy Attack Squadron 4), operating from the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63). The KA 3B was the dedicated tanker conversion of the Skywarrior, with the nuclear strike systems and bombing equipment removed and replaced entirely by a fuel transfer system and hose and drogue refueling package. Shedding the strategic strike mission entirely, the KA 3B became one of the most