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United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356
United States Navy - Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior 130356 (msn 9257), seen with JATO bottles fitted for trials. (Note: JATO became superfluous with development of the high-powered steam catapults in the early 1950s). 29 July 1954: First flight. July 1954: Delivered to the United States Navy.1954: Naval Air Test Centre (NATC).August 1954: Converted to YA3D-1Q electronic reconnaissance aircraft.1956-58: Operations with VQ-2 with unit code JQ and call-sign 1.16 October 1958: Crashed (on approach to Adana AB, Turkey or near Port Lyautey, Morocco, sources differ) 4 crewmen killed. Date: 1954
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1954 1958 Adana Approach Bottles Call Sign Catapults Code Converted Crashed Crewmen Delivered Development Electronic First Fitted Jato Killed Lyautey Morocco Note Operations Reconnaissance Skywarrior Sources Test Trials Unit Vq 2
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