File:A3D-2 experimental refueling of F9F-7.jpg
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| Description | A U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior (BuNo 138903) refuels a Grumman F9F-7 Cougar (BuNo 141043) during refueling equipment tests in the mid-1950s. The internal pipe remained attached to drogue when the F9F disconnected. The pilot of the A3D during this flight was test pilot Drury Wood. The A3D 138903 later crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, California (USA), during autopilot tests, in January 1958. |
| Date | circa 1955 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.4089 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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