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| Keywords: A3D-2 nose wheel collapse USS Saratoga.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior BuNo 138955 of heavy attack squadron VAH-9 Hoot Owls pictured after its nose wheel collapsed during recovery on board the carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60 1959-1960 Note the open canopy As a high altitude strategic bomber the A3D after 1962 A-3 was not equipped with ejection seats and the crew was expected to jump off with parachutes in case of an emergency U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 2008 122 031 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 34424 reftable ecatalogue refirn 23740 1959-1960 U S Navy ch PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas A-3B Skywarrior Aboard USS Saratoga CV-60 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 9 United States Navy | ||||
