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| Keywords: Project pilot.jpg NOTS Project NOTSNIK test shape ready for flight on a Douglas F4D-1 Skyray BuNo 130747 Armitage Field U S National Ordnance Test Station Naval Air Facility China Lake California USA 1958; NOTSNIK China Lake's crash-program answer to Sputnik was an air-launched satellite-delivery system built in-house from available components and with no moving parts; six test launches were made without provable success but some people believe one was successful and that NOTS launched one of the first U S satellites The Naval Ordnance Test Station NOTS was established in November 1943 forming the foundations of the current Naval Weapons Center NWC In the background two F3D-2Q Skyknight ECM-aircraft BuNos 124596 125846 of Marine composite squadron VMCJ-3 are parked VMCJ-3 was formed at MCAS El Toro on 12 December 1955 and took delivery of the F3D-2Q in 1957 In 1970 VMCJ-3 retired the last of the F3D-2Q after 1962 designated EF-10B from Marine aviation A North American FJ-4 Fury is visible in the foreground and the wing of a JD-1 Invader is visible in the background U S Navy Naval Weapons Center homepage http //www nawcwpns navy mil/clmf/happyhelmet html 1958 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Project Pilot Douglas F4D Skyray Douglas F3D Skyknight Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake North American FJ Fury Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 3 | ||||
