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on this show. We have featured the Hornet, the Eagle, the Viper, Tomcat, Tiger, Raptor, Wardhog,

and even most recently, the Moose. Well, put away your heart pins because this week on the Fighter

Pilot Podcast, it's all about the carrier-based nuclear-strike platform that also served electronic

warfare, reconnaissance, and aerial-refueling duties. They call it the A3 Sky Warrior,

but we all know it better as simply the whale.

Strap in for the Fighter Pilot Podcast, the internet radio show that explores the fascinating

world of air combat, the aircraft, the weapon systems, and most importantly, the people.

Now, here's your host, retired US Navy Fighter Pilot Vincent ILO.

Man, can you believe it's already the end of July? I guess that means summer's already halfway

over for those of us in the northern hemisphere. For our friends down under, I guess the good news is

winter's almost halfway over, but boy, this year just continues to fly by, and oh, man, it's hard

to keep up. Anyway, hello, and welcome to the Fighter Pilot Podcast. That's right. We are talking

about the A3 or A3D Sky Warrior, and this is episode... couldn't grief. What do we have to 118? Man,

like I said, things are just flying by. Unfortunately, we don't have a warbird episode for you this week,

like we hoped, but boats working real hard on that, and we'll hope to get you on not in August,

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