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The North American A-5 "Vigilante" is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy.
The Vigilante was introduced by the US Navy during June 1961, it succeeded the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior as the Navy's primary nuclear strike aircraft, but its service in this capacity was relatively brief due to the deemphasizing of manned bombers in American nuclear strategy.
A far larger quantity of the RA-5C tactical strike reconnaissance variant were also procured by the service, which saw extensive service during the Vietnam War.
It also established several world records in both long-distance speed and altitude categories.
During the mid-1970s, the withdrawal of the type commenced after a relatively short service life, largely due to the aircraft being expensive and complex to operate, as well as being a victim of post-Vietnam military cutbacks.
The North American A-5 "Vigilante" is an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy.
The Vigilante was introduced by the US Navy during June 1961, it succeeded the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior as the Navy's primary nuclear strike aircraft, but its service in this capacity was relatively brief due to the deemphasizing of manned bombers in American nuclear strategy.
A far larger quantity of the RA-5C tactical strike reconnaissance variant were also procured by the service, which saw extensive service during the Vietnam War.
It also established several world records in both long-distance speed and altitude categories.
During the mid-1970s, the withdrawal of the type commenced after a relatively short service life, largely due to the aircraft being expensive and complex to operate, as well as being a victim of post-Vietnam military cutbacks.
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