USS Midway - CVA 41
Carrier Qualification cruise
off San
Clemente Island, August 1963
Heavy Attack Squadron 8 (VAH-8)
A3D Skywarrior - affectionately
known as a "Whale"
A3D also stood for "All Three Dead"
because there were no ejection seats.
Whales were usually parked with
their tails hanging off the side of
the deck to make more room for
other planes during servicing ops.
This made it very difficult for
AT's
to change the ARC-38 Antenna
Couplers which were located in
the vertical fin above the horizon-
tal stabilizer.
Servicing birds for another day
of
qualifications.
Refueling Plane Guard Destroyer
Hi-lining a crewman from the
Midway to the Stoddard using a Bosun's chair.
An "E" ticket ride
for sure.
Photos by: L. S. Garner
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USS Midway - CVA 41
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Whales were usually parked with This made it very difficult for
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Servicing birds for another day
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Refueling Plane Guard Destroyer |
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Hi-lining a crewman from the Midway to the Stoddard using a Bosun's chair. An "E" ticket ride
for sure. |
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