Prompts
by John Schneider
Title
Prompts
Artist
John Schneider
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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File# 0932 Be aware, prompts on a North American Aviation RA-5C Vigilante as displayed 2012.06 at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum.
The North American A-5 Vigilante an American carrier-based supersonic bomber for the United States Navy.I ts service in a nuclear strike role was short-lived, however, as the RA-5C, it saw extensive service during the Vietnam War in the tactical strike reconnaissance role.
At the time of its introduction, the Vigilante was one of the largest, most complex aircraft to operate from a U.S. Navy carrier.
Despite being designated by the US Navy as a 'heavy', the Vigilante was quite agile; without the drag of bombs or missiles, even escorting fighters found it to be very fast at high and low altitudes.
Eight of ten squadrons of RA-5C Vigilantes saw extensive service in the Vietnam War starting in1964, carrying out hazardous medium-level post-strike reconnaissance missions. Although fast and agile, 18 RA-5Cs were lost in combat: 14 to anti-aircraft fire, 3 to surface-to-air missiles, and 1 to a Mig-21 during Operation Linebacker II.
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