A-3 Skywarrior Last Flight and Fly-by - NAS Fort Worth, Texas

[UrbanTiger74]

Yup. 3:49...bird strike. LOL!

[dparker161]

My dad flew these beautiful birds for most of his career. I grew up around these and remember that lovely "whine" of the engines. I miss these so much. For the largest carrier based aircraft in the Navy, they were so graceful in the air, especially at the hands of skilled pilots. I hope these live on in the history of aviation. They did so much and I will miss them in the air!

[A3Treasurer]

No problem, it was certainly my pleasure/honor to shoot the last A-3 flight. Bobbled the camera some as I had to salute Ron on that final Skywarrior flight and for all he has done over the last twenty years. A couple bonuses here; across the runway of NAS Fort Worth is Lockheed martin where we fly out F-16's and F-35's. Also, if you look close you'll see that the the Whale had a bird strike. Final A-3 flight from Fort Worth, Texas to Pensacola, Florida.

[cloudshe]

okay coyote you Prowler Puke!!! thanks for taking care of our old friends for another 20 years after USN found cheaper and uglier mission aircraft!

[deepseaZero10]

Thanks for the video Mark. The distinctive sound of the "Whale" will now only live in our memories. It was a beautiful sound indeed. I'm sure that Ed Heinemann never imagined that his design would last this many years. Fifty-nine if I figured correctly. An amazing airplane!