Lots of Douglas Hardware

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/05/2015 at 13:05 • Filed to: planelopnik

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In this 1957 photo from The New York Times, a Douglas A-3 Skywarrior catapults from the deck of USS Saratoga (CV-60) during NATO exercises. Covering the starboard deck is a collection of Douglas A-1D Skyraiders, and nestled among them is a Douglas F4D (F-6) Skyray.

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Margin Of Error > ttyymmnn 06/05/2015 at 14:14

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That is extremely beautiful.

Spaceball-Two > ttyymmnn 06/05/2015 at 14:16

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One of my favorite parts of Flight of the Intruder is the Sandy footage. Those Spads are so kick ass.

punkgoose17 > ttyymmnn 06/05/2015 at 14:52

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The Skyraider is Badass. That reminds me I need to get my model built.

ttyymmnn > Spaceball-Two 06/05/2015 at 15:33

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Fun fact: the Skyraider carried more ordnance than the B-17.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > ttyymmnn 06/05/2015 at 16:09

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I love me some Skyraiders, but the Skyray was a beautiful aircraft.

ttyymmnn > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) 06/05/2015 at 16:13

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Fun Skyray facts: It held the absolute speed record for a carrier-based aircraft (752.943 mph), and was the first Navy aircraft to exceed Mach 1 in level flight. And it’s gorgeous. Another Ed Heinemann masterpiece.