Off. US Navy Photo North American A-5 Vigilante leaves deck of USS Nimitz 11/76

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Naval Photographic Center
Naval Station, Washington, D.C. 20374
Official US Navy Photograph
NO.1168514    Unit:  CVN-68
Date: Rec'd 11-76
Photographer:  Unknown
...A reconnaissance attack squadron nine, RVAH-9 RA-SC Vigilante reconnaissance attack aircraft leaves the waist catapult of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, CVN-68
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Not for publication unless officially released (RELEASED)
This photo measures 10 by 8 inches.
"The North American A-5 Vigilante is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation for the United States Navy. It set several world records, including long-distance speed and altitude records. Until the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations, it was designated the A3J Vigilante.
The aircraft briefly replaced the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior as the Navy's primary nuclear-strike aircraft, but its RA-5C tactical strike reconnaissance variant saw extensive service during the Vietnam War."
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