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What Was The Only Mach 2 Bomber To Serve Aboard A US Navy Carrier?
The idea of putting an operational supersonic bomber into carrier-based service seemed ridiculous at the time, and it would ...
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A-5 Vigilante – The Carrier-Based Nuclear Bomber That Went Wrong!
Vigilante was built to be the Navy’s ultimate high-speed nuclear bomber, capable of Mach 2+ strikes from aircraft carriers.
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Today In Aviation History: North American A3J-1 Vigilante Sets a World Altitude Record
Later known as the A-5, the A3J Vigilante was developed by North American Aviation as a carrier-based supersonic, long-range strike aircraft. The Vigilante would come with such innovative features ...