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| Keywords: F8U-1s on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) before transcontinental flight 1957.jpg On 6 June 1957 two U S Navy Vought F8U-1 Crusader fighters and two Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior bombers flew non-stop from the aiercraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 off the the coast of California USA coast to the carrier USS Saratoga CVA-60 off the east coast of Florida This was the first carrier-to-carrier transcontinental flight The Crusaders completed the flight 3 hours 28 minutes and the A3Ds in 4 hours 1 minute U S president Dwight D Eisenhower was aboard the Saratoga to welcome the aircraft <br>Here the two F8U-1s of Air Development Squadron VX-3 are seen before launch from the Bon Homme Richard U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv31-57/145 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv31-57/index_022 htm USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 1957 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1957-06-07 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-8A Crusader Air Development Squadron 3 United States Navy Aboard USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 1957 in aviation | ||||
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