Name/Title
SKYRAIDER Aircraft at BNASEntry/Object ID
1990.156.1338Description
"SKYRAIDER on display. Armed Forces Day was the occasion for NAS Brunswick to show its AD attack aircraft. This carrier based plane was the Navy's 'workhorse' of the Korean War. It is capable of carrying well over 10,000 pounds of bombs or rockets, a load which is equal to that carried by the B-17 during WWII." The back is stamped with "U.S NAVAL AIR STATION BRUNSWICK, MAINE" and "OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS." UndatedLexicon
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Armed Forces Day, BNAS, Airplanes