In May 1963, a Douglas A-3 Skywarrior heavy bomber experienced a dramatic landing failure on the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), where its nose gear collapsed upon touchdown. After the gear broke off and went overboard, the pilot skillfully took off again, circling to prepare for a second, controlled crash landing into an emergency barricade, resulting in no injuries to the crew. #dramatic #skill #airplane #watch #video | Ships & Models by Erick Navas

270K views · 3.3K reactions | The Douglas A3D/NTA-3B Skywarrior (bomber) was the largest operational aircraft to land and take off from an aircraft carrier, which contributed to its nickname, “whale”! | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Facebook

(with X-3 Stiletto footage) The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a United States Air Force light bomber based on the U.S. Navy's A-3 Skywarrior carrier-based heavy attack aircraft. The B-66 was intended to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader, and an RB-66 photo-reconnaissance version was ordered simultaneously. The USAF B-66 retained the three-man crew from the US Navy A-3, but incorporated ejection seats that the US Navy variant lacked. Later used to develop the Northrop X-21A to test wings with laminar