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Sunday, August 30, 2015

The Airplane that was being loaded on The USS CONSTELLATION CVA64 in The Sea of Japan off the Coast of North Korea; China; and Russia before Perea G.R took the Con from Navy Captain on bridge

The A3 was in the Plan of The Day as a Operation off North Korea, China, and Russia before a Stand was called during General Quarters "GQ" Perea G.R. post Radar and only answer to The Navy Captain of The USS CONSTELLATION CVA64 as during GQ replace the Executive Officer to The Navy Capitain the operation begin on the Flight Deck without full operation approval thence a Stand of all operations was declared by Perea G.R thence after the Navy Capitain  reviewed Perea G.R. personal Records the Navy Capitain removed himself from the Bridge from The USS CONSTELLATION CVA64 and turned the Con "Ship Command" to now Rear Admiral Perea G.R. the year was 1969 a image of The A3 that carried Device to
Nuclear bomb
An A3D-2 from VAH-9 suffers a nose wheel collapse while landing on USS Saratoga (CVA-60), c. 1959.
Prior to the initial operational capability of the U.S. Navy's Polaris-armed Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines, the A-3 was the Navy's critical element in the U.S. nuclear deterrent. Squadrons were established in two Heavy Attack Wings (HATWINGs), with one wing established at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington while the other wing was initially established at NAS Jacksonville, Florida before relocating to NAS Sanford, Florida. The wing at NAS Whidbey Island would later transition to the EKA-3B variant, eventually forming the nucleus for the Navy's Grumman EA-6B Prowler community, while the wing at NAS Sanford would convert to the A3J Vigilante in the nuclear heavy attack mission, followed by conversion to the RA-5C and transition to the reconnaissance attack mission. The Vigilante wing would also continue to retain a small number of TA-3B aircraft for training Naval Flight Officers in the Vigilante's radar and navigation systems. The Skywarrior's strategic bombing role faded after 1964, briefly being complemented by the A3J Vigilante, (later redesignated as the A-5A Vigilante) . Soon afterward, the Navy abandoned the concept of carrier-based strategic nuclear weaponry for the successful Polaris missile-equipped Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine program and all A-5As were converted to the RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance variant. Many A3B's were converted to a combination tanker-ECM aircraft.


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