| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N875RS |
| Other Marks: | 75 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (A3D) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (A3D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior |
| C/n (msn): | 12111 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 766252 |
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Started with the USN as BuNo 144865 in 1960 as a A3D-2T navigator/bomb-aimer trainer, redesigned as TA-3B in 1962. After service with VAH-123 and RVAH-3, converted to a UA-3B staff transport for VR-1 at Andrews AFB. In 1974, to MASDC but returned in 1980, assigned by 1986 to VQ-1. In 1989 it was converted to ERA-3B for VQ-2 and in 1989 transferred to Chrysler then Hughes Aerospace as N575HA. Back with VQ-2 it saw action in Desert Storm as an EA-3B. Raytheon operated it for testing from 1994 as N875RS and in June 2011 it made the last flight of a Skywarrior on retirement to NMNA This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 January 2025, and has since been viewed 53 times. |