A Navy Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, Vietnam Veteran News, Mack Payne

A Navy Douglas A-3 Skywarrior in attack mode over North Vietnam.

Episode 2785 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about The Navy A-3 Skywarrior in Vietnam and how it got a reputation as the most accurate dive bomber in the War. The featured story comes from The Aviation Geek Club website and was titled: Did you know that even though the A-3 Skywarrior didn’t have a bombsight was the most accurate dive bomber during the Vietnam War? It was submitted by Dario Leone, of the Aviation Geek Club Website.

Dario was born in 1984, since his youth he has always been interested in every kind of aeronautical subjects from die-cast models to books. After having written for several media outlets, his unique fascination with aircraft led him to launch his website.

Built from a true aviation geek for true aviation geeks, this blog is aimed to create a community of people who can read and talk about every aviation topic, from never told stories to latest news.

Dario, in his story, reported that The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was designed as a strategic bomber for the United States Navy and was among the longest serving carrier-based aircraft in history. It entered service in the mid-1950s and was retired in 1991. Throughout its service, it was the heaviest operational aircraft to operate from aircraft carriers, earning its nickname, “The Whale.” Its primary function for much of its later service life was as an electronic warfare platform, tactical air reconnaissance platform, and high capacity aerial refueling tanker.

The last combat mission flown by the Skywarrior involved the Navy’s first attempt to mine the river approaches to Haiphong Harbor in May 1967.

Listen to episode 2785 and discover more about The Navy A-3 Skywarrior in Vietnam and how it got a reputation as the most accurate dive bomber in the War.