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Robbie Stuart
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A Douglas EF-10B Skyknight of U.S. Marine Corps composite squadron VMCJ-1 Golden Hawks landing at Da Nang, South Vietnam, in the second half of the 1960s.
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I don't think I have seen one of these before. :?

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wow-never saw one either!

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The Douglas F3D Skyknight originated in the post-WW2 years as a carrier-based night fighter and saw action in Korea. Here is the Wikipedia page with some good information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F3D_Skyknight

The F-10 designation came about when the US armed services standardized their aircraft designation systems. The EF-10 was an electronic countermeasures variant.

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I've got a photo of one at Navy Dallas back in 1981. Funky bird.

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always thought it was boxy looking!! can't believe it saw service in vietnam!! it was ancient technology by then!!

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IIRC, it burned AvGas, too. Did any ever get switched to Jet Fuel?


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always thought it was boxy looking!! can't believe it saw service in vietnam!! it was ancient technology by then!!
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Raytheon operated three F3Ds (F-10s) for the US Army. Those airplanes flew well into the 80's.

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Here's the TF-10B at Pima. Indeed not an a/c we see frequently...
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