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The Vigilante, designed and built for the U.S. Navy by North American Aircraft Division at Columbus, Ohio, was the only Mach 2 bomber to serve aboard a Navy carrier.

The A3J-1 was redesignated the A-5 and fully deployed by August 1962, In 1964, all the Vigilantes were reconfigured as reconnaissance aircraft and designated RA-5C.

The Vigilante pilot and the reconnaissance/attack navigator (RAN) sat in tandem under individual clamshell-type canopies.

The combination of the RA-5C Vigilante's ability to deliver conventional weapons, day or night in all kinds of weather, as well as to complete tactical reconnaissance missions made it one of the most versatile aircraft in the world.

The RA-5C featured a high, thin swept wing and all-movable slab-type tail surfaces with spoiler/deflectors in lieu of conventional ailerons for lateral control.

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Unique identifier BI45802

Boeing ID BIV15_A3J A-5_01

Type Video

Duration 35s

Size 720px × 480px 11MB

License type RM