This is what happened when an Air Force pilot got assigned to a Navy carrier
By: Chester Peterson Jr., Aviation History Magazine
In 1964 U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Capt. Ron Williams was selected for a prestigious two-year U.S. Navy exchange assignment with Heavy Attack Squadron 8 (VAH-8).
He flew 110 combat missions in the Douglas A-3B Skywarrior, the heaviest and among the longest-serving aircraft to operate continuously from U.S. carriers.
Nicknamed the “Whale†for its sheer size, the Skywarrior also earned another moniker among its three-man crews based on the difficulty of landing it on carriers, its lack of ejection seats and previous A3D designation: “All 3 Dead.â€
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