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I thought the F-14 Tomcat had this honor? 203.134.35.25 13:16, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't this just a bit POV? I doubt the A-3 even knew what it's nickname was, let alone had it's feelings hurt. If this was a dierect quote form a notable naval aviator or admiral, then that's different. But as it stands it's unencyclopedic. - BillCJ 04:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I think calling the F-14 the "Turkey" is also cruel, but I'm not going to put it in the text! That's what talk pages are for. Another editor removed it, but I asked first b/c I wasn't sure what you had in mind. - BillCJ 17:33, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I spotted it almost immediately, but was giving you the courtesy of responding in lieu of outright reverting it. (EMT147's not big on courtesy!) It's the kind of thing I would expect an author to write in a book, so I figured maybe you just forgot where you were writing :) - BillCJ 18:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I got that you were being funny. Just explaining why I didn't just toos it when I first saw it! Good look on the neww books for the kiddies. Btw, TBF/TBM Avengers were also called "Turkeys" (for the same reason as the F-14), and that was cruel too! :) - BillCJ 18:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The cruel nick name is "All 3 Dead" from "A3D" because it had no ejection systems for the crew. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.217.58.54 (talk) 01:21, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This article states: "Its primary function for much of its later service life was as an electronic warfare platform, tactical air reconnaissance platform, and high capacity aerial refueling tanker." How can three different roles be "its primary function"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 23:28, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of humor, this article's intro includes this: "The Skywarrior is one of only two U.S. Navy attack aircraft intended as a strategic bomber to enter full-scale service (the other being its predecessor, the North American AJ Savage). The Martin P6M SeaMaster tested well, even though the prototype crashed, but never entered service due to the Navy fearing loss of funding for surface ships and submarines. The pending elimination of the flying boat platform from the U.S Navy also entered into the decision regarding the P6M. The carrier-based supersonic North American A-5 Vigilante was also originally designed for strategic nuclear strike missions and initially, very briefly, supplanted the A-3 in that role beginning in the early 1960s. However, with the removal of aircraft carriers from the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP), the realization that very high altitude penetration of the Soviet Union was no longer feasible (which also caused the cancellation of the North American B-70 Valkyrie program) and the transfer of the U.S. Navy's strategic nuclear deterrence mission to the Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine force, the Vigilante saw its mission changed to carrier-based tactical air reconnaissance." Uh, isn't this just a little off topic for the intro to an article on the A3D... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 01:50, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I recall reading at least one of the contractors if not all has retired their A-3 in the last few years. The report stated viewing the Aircraft but apart at the airfield which they were based. Need to try and find this. Might have been with Air Forces monthly magazine (published in the UK, is available in USA.) Wfoj3 (talk) 00:23, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If there is anyone who likes throwing around acronyms more than a Wikipedia editor, it must be a military aviator. However, speaking as an average reader, I wonder if it is feasible to come up with something a little more encyclopedic than “An EKA-3B from VAQ-135 refueling an VF-211 F-8J off Vietnam, 1972”. There’s no need to resort to “big plane give small plane drink” but readers who don’t have subscriptions to Aviation Week might be more comfortable with names than combinations of letters and numbers. I don’t know if it’s workable without making the captions excessively long, so it’s just a good faith suggestion. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 03:44, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"An EKA-3B from VAQ-135 refueling an VF-211 F-8J off Vietnam, 1972."The fourth is a designation of the A-3, the article's topic, and is explained under the Variants section of the article. I see that some of the other captions don't have links, so I'll try to add those when I can. BilCat (talk) 04:27, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]