The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior often gets lost in the shuffle. Most have never heard of the Navy’s Cold War-era strategic bomber, despite the fact that the A-3 served for over three decades.

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, or “Whale,” was the largest ... 3B aircraft operated by Fleet Air Reconnaissance squadrons VQ-1 (based in Japan and later Guam) and VQ-2 (stationed in Rota, Spain).