Douglas F3d/F-10 Skynight-Op/HS

by Steve Ginter

The first protoype was trucked from El Segundo to Murdoc Dry Lake (Edwards AFB). Its design had been refined into a bulbous shape which gave rise to the nickname Willy the Whale. While the Air Force held discussions on the A-3's and its possible use, the Naval Air Test Center, Paxtent River, MD and MCAS El Toro were conducting similated night interceptions in which the XF3D-1 repeatedly intercepted and destroyed single-seat jet fighters above 40,000...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942612043
• ISBN13: 9780942612042
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.7"