Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 138974 United States Navy Air Force Far East Logistic

Air Force Far East Logistic Force

200 kilometers — extraordinary for a single-engine fighter of the era

mark targets with white phosphorus rockets

Flying the re-engined KC-135R with its CFM56 turbofan engines

This pre-delivery USAF scheme represents a fascinating and rarely modeled transitional moment in the Mustang's long international service life

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 138974 United States Navy Air Force Far East LogisticThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas KA 3B Skywarrior 138974, assigned to VAH 4 (Heavy Attack Squadron 4), operating from the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63). The KA 3B was the dedicated tanker conversion of the Skywarrior, with the nuclear strike systems and bombing equipment removed and replaced entirely by a fuel transfer system and hose and drogue refueling package. Shedding the strategic strike mission entirely, the KA 3B became one of the most