Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy and other distinguished passengers

and other distinguished passengers

supporting both training exercises and operational requirements throughout the Cold War period

A powerful companion piece to the regiment's Yak-9D

but the birdcage Corsair remains one of the most distinctive and characterful profiles in wartime aviation

with the bomb bay and military equipment removed in favor of passenger accommodations

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy and other distinguished passengersThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas KA 3B Skywarrior 147658, assigned to VAH 8 (Heavy Attack Squadron 8), operating from the USS Constellation (CVA 64). The KA 3B was the pure tanker variant of the Skywarrior, its nuclear strike equipment stripped out and replaced with a high capacity fuel transfer system and hose and drogue refueling package. On Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, the KA 3B was an indispensable lifeline passing fuel to strike