[Calvin Locke]

I had an uncle that worked on a weapons system for the A-3 Skywarrior, aka "The Whale".

It was a 1950s USN strategic bomber that devolved into recon, EA, fueling, etc, becoming the heaviest aircraft routinely deployed on carriers, weighing in @ 68k.

Looking it up, to save weight, it had no ejection seats, being expected to do its intended combat thing at high altitude.

So, the A3D was referred to as "All 3 Dead".

[Snickering Hound]

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A-3 next to an A-4

[CodeToad]

“So, the A3D was referred to as “All 3 Dead”.”

Ouch! lol.