A-3 Production Listing

A-3 BUNO's 130352 through 130363    12 Total
# BuNo Model FSN A date D date Status Remarks Latest updates in red
3 130352 YA3D-1 9253 10-53 4-66
Became NA-3A. Struck off at NARF Alameda following June '65 inflight accident while operated by NMC from Point Mugu.  
4 130353 A3D-1 9254 11-53 10-64 Lost At Edwards AFB in Sept. '54 for Navy Prelimenary Performance and Fuel Consumption Tests. Tanker trials with A3D-2 (138903) during 1956. Lost in flight at El Centro in Oct. '64.  
5 130354 A3D-1 9255 4-54 12-70 Scrapped Salvaged at MASDC.  
6 130355 A3D-1 9256 4-53 5-65
Flight tested in 1959 with J75-P-2 engines. Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ, in Aug. '64 and struck off there in May '65.  
7 130356 YA3D-1Q 9257 7-54 10-58 Lost Modified by Navy as YA3D-1Q. Lost near Port Lyautey, Morocco, while serving with VQ-2.  
8 130357 A3D-1 9258 4-55 2-70 Scrapped Served as NA-3A with NASWF. Service life expired in 1970 and salvaged at NARF Alameda.  
9 130358 YA3D-1 P 9259 6-54 12-64 Display ? Modified by Douglas as YA3D-1P and used for RDT&E at NADC Johnsville, PA. Became NRA-3A prior to being salvaged in Dec. '64.  
10 130359 A3D-1 9260
10-55 Lost Crashed near Edwards AFB on Oct. 29, '55.  
11 130360 A3D-1 Q 9261 3-55 1-58 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Salvaged after inflight accident near Port Lyautey, Morocco, while serving with VQ-2.  
12 130361 A3D-1 Q 9262 3-55 12-70 Display Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Stored at MASDC in 1970. Donated to Pima County Air Museum.  http://www.pimaair.org/ 130361.jpg (53504 bytes)
13 130362 A3D-1 Q 9263 7-55 5-59 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Scrapped following inflight accident while serving with VQ-1 at Iwakuni, Japan.  
14 130363 A3D-1 Q 9264 8-55 1-70 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Later used at Point Mugu as NEA-3A. Salvaged at Point Mugu R & D. 130363.jpg (81291 bytes)
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