A-5 Vigilante

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-3 Sea Dragons 146702 Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 146702 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron THREE ( RVAH-3 ) nicknamed Sea Dragons in flight. This RA-5C 146702 was written off in 1979 at NAS Jacksonville Florida. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50124

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-3 Sea Dragons NAS Sanford

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 151622 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron THREE ( RVAH-3 ) nicknamed Sea Dragons on the ground at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford Florida. Vigilante 151622 was sent to be a ground instructor at NAS Key West Florida in October 1974. It was stricken off charge in July 1975. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: NAS Sanford Florida Photo ID: A50115

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-13 Bats CVA-63 Photos

Photo Description: A flight deck view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron ONE THREE ( RVAH-13 ) nicknamed Bats in an experimental camouflage on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk ( CVA-63 ) off Vietnam. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: USS Kitty Hawk off Vietnam Photo ID: A50090

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips CV-60

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156643 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips while attached to USS Saratoga ( CV-60 ) ) in flight over southern Spain. 156643 was the last RA-5C Vigilante built and is today on display at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1960’s – 1970’s Photo Location: Southern Spain Photo ID: A50088

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips CV-60 Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156643 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips while attached to USS Saratoga ( CV-60 ) ) in flight over the Dry Tortugas, Key West, Florida. 156643 was the last RA-5C Vigilante built and is today on display at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1960’s – 1970’s Photo Location: Dry Tortugas, Key West, Florida Photo ID: A50089

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips 1979 Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156643 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips flying over Fort Jefferson, Florida in 1979. RVAH-12 had been assigned to Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga ( CV-60 ) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 October 1978 to 5 April 1979. This was the last deployment of RVAH-12, which was disestablished on 2 July 1979. The RA-5C BuNo 156643 was the last RA-5C Vigilante built and is today on display at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: circa 1979 Photo Location: Fort Jefferson Florida Photo ID: A50081

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips A-6 intruder Photos

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156640 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips in flight refueling from an KA-6D Intruder of Attack Squadron Seventy-Five (VA-75), both attached to USS Forestal (CV-59). RA-5C 156640 was sent to the Naval Weapons Center ( NWC ) at China Lake California for Armament Electronics Tests in June 1979. It was later scrapped there. KA-6D 152934 crashed into Gulf of Mexico on takeoff from USS John F. Kennedy July 12, 1984. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50080

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips CVN-65 Photos

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156628 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips while attached to USS Enterprise ( CVN-65 ) ) in flight. This RA-5C 156628 was sent to storage at the AMARC boneyard and was salvaged on the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in May 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1960’s – 1970’s Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50078

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips A-6 Intruder Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156628 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips while attached to USS Enterprise ( CVN-65 ) ) being refueled in flight by an A6 Intruder. This RA-5C 156628 was sent to storage at the AMARC boneyard and was salvaged on the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in May 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1960’s – 1970’s Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50077

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-12 Speartips CV-60 Photos

Photo Description: A flight deck view of United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156640 156643 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Twelve ( RVAH-12 ) nicknamed Speartips while attached to USS Saratoga ( CV-60 ) at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida. RA-5C 156640 was sent to the Naval Weapons Center ( NWC ) at China Lake California for Armament Electronics Tests in June 1979. It was later scrapped there. 156643 was the last RA-5C Vigilante built and is today on display at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. NOTE: This photo is a bit soft. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1960’s – 1970’s Photo Location: Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida Photo ID: A50069

USN A-5 Vigilante RVAH-11 USS Kitty Hawk 1968

Photo Description: A flight deck view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance plane of Heavy Reconnaissance Squadron RVAH-11 Checkertails on the carrier USS Kitty Hawk ( CVA-63 ) during a deployment to Vietnam in 1968. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 1968 Photo Location: Southeast Asia Photo ID: A50067

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-9 Hoot Owlers Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 149299 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron NINE ( RVAH-9 ) nicknamed Hoot Owlers in flight. RA-5C 149299 was struck off charge at NAS Key West, Florida on 20 September 1977. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50066

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-9 Hoot Owlers Miramar

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 146702 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron NINE ( RVAH-9 ) nicknamed Hoot Owlers on the ground at NAS Miramar California. RA-5C 146702 was written off at NAS Jacksonville in 1979. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: NAS Miramar California Photo ID: A50055

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-6 Fleurs Aircraft Photos

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of two United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156624 & BuNo 156628 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron SIX ( RVAH-6 ) nicknamed Fleurs in flight. RA-5C 156624 is currently displayed at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida. RA-5C 156628 was sent to the Naval Weapons Center ( NWC ) at China Lake California, put into storage at the AMARC bone yard and later salvaged at the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50049

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-6 Fleurs North Island

Photo Description: A left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 149313 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron SIX ( RVAH-6 ) nicknamed Fleurs parked at NAS North Island painted in an experimental camouflage scheme. This RA-5C 149313 was put into storage at the AMARC bone yard in 1971 and later salvaged at the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: NAS North Island California Photo ID: A50040

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-6 Fleurs USS Kitty Hawk

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of two United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156624 & BuNo 156625 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron SIX ( RVAH-6 ) nicknamed Fleurs from the USS Kitty Hawk ( CVA-63 ) in flight in the western pacific ( WESTPAC ). RA-5C 156624 is currently displayed at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida. RA-5C 156625 was put into storage at the AMARC bone yard in April 1979 and later salvaged at the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Western Pacific Photo ID: A50045

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-5 Savage Sons CVA-65

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156635 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron FIVE ( RVAH-5 ) nicknamed Savage Sons from the USS Enterprise CVA-65 in flight in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). This RA-5C 156635 was written off at Rota, Spain January 1979 after suffering landing damage onboard the USS Nimitz. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Western Pacific Photo ID: A50031

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-5 Savage Sons CV-64

Photo Description: An air to air left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156610 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron FIVE ( RVAH-5 ) nicknamed Savage Sons from USS Constellation ( CV-64 ) in flight. This RA-5C 156610 was written off at Rota, Spain 30 October 1978 after a hard carrier landing on the USS Saratoga. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: A50036

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-3 Sea Dragons NAS Key West

Photo Description: A left side view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 156636 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron THREE ( RVAH-3 ) nicknamed Sea Dragons on the ground at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida. This RA-5C 156636 was sent to storage at the AMARC bone yard in June 1979. It was salvaged on the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada in May 1986. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: NAS Key West Florida Photo ID: A50027

USN A-5 / RA-5C Vigilante RVAH-3 Sea Dragons Saratoga

Photo Description: A front left side flight deck view of a United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft ( BuNo 150834 ) assigned to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron THREE ( RVAH-3 ) nicknamed Sea Dragons ready for launch aboard USS Saratoga (CVA-60). This RA-5C 150834 was sent to storage at the AMARC bone yard in December 1973. In October 1978 it was sent to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT) at Socorro, NM for explosives tests. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: USS Saratoga CVA-60 Photo ID: A50021