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

Air Force Far East Logistic Force

registration N481PE — the USAF's turboprop-powered counterinsurgency aircraft evaluation testbed

a KCS subsidiary

surviving B-17Gs had transitioned from frontline combat bombers to a variety of support

as a direct heir to that Air Commando legacy

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