Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy fitted with full controls in

fitted with full controls in both cockpits to allow instructor pilots to take over from student pilots during training flights

These are 1/72 scale decals for Douglas A-24 Banshee 41-15786

but the birdcage Corsair remains one of the most distinctive and characterful profiles in wartime aviation

A powerful companion piece to the regiment's Yak-9D

and other distinguished passengers

Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 147658 United States Navy fitted with full controls inThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas KA 3B Skywarrior 147658, assigned to VAH 8 (Heavy Attack Squadron 8), operating from the USS Constellation (CVA 64). The KA 3B was the pure tanker variant of the Skywarrior, its nuclear strike equipment stripped out and replaced with a high capacity fuel transfer system and hose and drogue refueling package. On Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, the KA 3B was an indispensable lifeline passing fuel to strike