North American A-5 – Aircraft of the Month

The A-5 is a rather unique NAVY Bomber that at a quick glance almost looks like a F-15 but was put into service 15 years before. Designed and built by North American (same company that made the P-51). While it was designed in the late 50’s much of the layout and features would be seen on aircraft that are still in use today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_A-5_Vigilante

Beyond its very large size for a NAVY Carrier aircraft was its original weapons and fuel layout that featured a center bay where both where stored in a center tube and jettisoned aft rather than simply dropped like most aircraft.

There are a few aircraft on display and I would like to see on one day, a full list of locations is on the Wiki page above.