Category:Douglas NTA-3B Skywarrior at Pacific Aviation Museum

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English: The Douglas A3D-2T Skywarrior (Bureau Number 144867) is on exhibit at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA). The bulbous nose and tail modifications were made by Raytheon/Hughes for radar systems development.
  • Served in US Navy as a A3D-2T/TA-3B bomber and navigator trainer at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington.
  • 1968 transferred to Raytheon/ Hughes for testing experimental radar
  • Flew under civilian Registration Numbers N877RS and N577HA
  • Raytheon name: RAYCO 77
  • Tested APG-61 radar and later AN/AWG-71 for the Grumman F-14D Tomcat