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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American | |
| Base model: | A3J | |
| Designation: | A3J | |
| Version: | -2 | |
| Nickname: | Vigilante | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1946-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Attack | |
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Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Don Seiber newark, OH | I was in Sanford when the 1st one came down for a demo from Pax River. They told us it was only a mach 2 aircraft, but they also said it was 29 minutes from chock to chock. I think they lied about something!!!
I remember it coming in like it was going to do touch and goes, then he hit the burners and set it on it's ass and went out of sight. Quite a sight after watching our ole Whales!!! 11/19/2007 @ 15:34 [ref: 18596] |
| Robert (BOB) Reeves leesburg, GA | i spent a lot of time in heavy 3,5,7, as a electrican.
most of my time was in 5,and 7. also i was in the wing untill i ret. 14 feb. 1972. i greeted the first a3j to sanford and was told that a lot of north american reps would have to deploy with us because they thought us sailors couldn't maintain it. heavy 7 deployed on a shake down cruse to cuba in 1963. to the med. after a while. remember the bace carts my babys. 01/24/2007 @ 16:18 [ref: 15285] |
| Ed Bolger , OH | I was stationed at NAS Sanford in 1960-1962, working on the aircraft line. I witnessed A3J's landing and going off the runway and being buried deep in the sand whereby the crane had to pull the aircraft out. 01/17/2007 @ 19:09 [ref: 15215] |
| Ed Bolger , OH | I was stationed at NAS Sanford in 1960-1962, working on the aircraft line. I witnessed A3J's landing and going off the runway and being buried deep in the sand whereby the crane had to pull the aircraft out. 01/17/2007 @ 19:08 [ref: 15214] |
| larry morris , OH | i was a plane capt"vah3" on the a3d line when the first a3j came to sanford. the thing i remeber most was some hot shot lt . broke the sound barrior over orland, broke a hole bunch of windows down town orlando. 05/30/2006 @ 15:23 [ref: 13413] |
| Fast Photo Sanford, FL | A total of 6 A3J-2 was delivered to NAS Sanford. The main difference was the topcap fuel tank which gave the A/C forward lift. Later thse A/C's were returned to the factory and converted to RA5C's by adding a Recon package of PECM and the canoe with cameras and side looking radar to name a few of its recon capabilities. 01/20/2006 @ 18:36 [ref: 12212] |
| Robert G. Stahlman Long Island Selden N.Y., NY | I was stationed Oct 1960 thru 7/15/1962 at Sanford, Fla assigned to VAH-3. It was a beautiful aircraft and one of the best in its field. VAH -3 was a training squardron that trained flight crews for the fleet.I worked in the comand center as a Draftsman. 09/22/2003 @ 22:15 [ref: 6709] |
| Derek Hughes , VA | My Grand Father Flew Vigilantes in Vietnam. he supplied me with the knowlege and photos. 02/10/2003 @ 10:23 [ref: 6312] |
| Clarence Fuhrer Denver, CO | I WAS IN SANFORD,FL IN VAH3. ABOUT JUNE 1961 WAS WHEN THE FIRST A3J CAME 09/24/2001 @ 20:11 [ref: 3259] |
| NORM WELCH ORANGE PARK, FL | I ATTENDED THE FIRST CLASS ON THE A3J HYDS. SYSTEMS AT NAS SANFORD FL. IN 1960 OR 61 07/26/2001 @ 10:01 [ref: 2762] |
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