Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy circa 1946

circa 1946

modified to carry an airborne lifeboat that could be dropped to survivors at sea

and other distinguished passengers

served cold to Japanese night raiders who thought they owned the skies after sunset

supporting both training exercises and operational requirements throughout the Cold War period

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy circa 1946These are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas KA 3B Skywarrior 147658, assigned to VAH 8 (Heavy Attack Squadron 8), operating from the USS Constellation (CVA 64). The KA 3B was the pure tanker variant of the Skywarrior, its nuclear strike equipment stripped out and replaced with a high capacity fuel transfer system and hose and drogue refueling package. On Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, the KA 3B was an indispensable lifeline passing fuel to strike