North American A3J/A-5 Vigilante

The A-5 was designed to meet a US Navy requirement for a high-performance all-weather attack aircraft.  Originally designated the A3J, the prototype first flew on 31 August 1958.

Redesignated the A-5 in 1962, the Vigilante was capable of delivering a nuclear bomb.  Changes in Navy policy cut short the A-5's career as a Mach 2 strike aircraft; however, as the RA-5 the Vigilante was a successful reconnaissance aircraft.