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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | F-10 | ||
| Designation: | EF-10 | ||
| Version: | B | ||
| Nickname: | SkyKnight | ||
| Equivalent to: | F3D-2Q F3D2QF3D-2Q | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | ||
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Modified Mission: | Special electronic installation | ||
| Crew: | Pilot & Radar Observer | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 46' 6" | 14.1 m | |
| Height: | 16' | 4.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 50' 0" | 15.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 400.0 sq ft | 37.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 18,160 lb | 8,235 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 26,850 lb | 12,176 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Westinghouse J34-WE-36 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 3,400 lb | 1,541 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,200 miles | 1,932 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 350 mph | 563 km/h | 304 kt |
| Max Speed: | 600 mph | 966 km/h | 522 kt |
| Climb: | 4,500 ft/min | 1,371 m/min | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum | Quantico | Virginia |
EF-10B on display
United States Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum |
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| DUKE STEINKEN SANTA ANA, CA | ALL YOU AERIAL RECON TYPES. IF YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR SHIPMATES THAT YOU SERVED WITH, WEATHER IT BE VMD IN WW11,VMJ IN KOREA, OR VMCJ FROM 1955 THRU 1969, THE LIFESPAN OF THE EF10B IN THE CORPS,OR THE RECON UNITS THAT FOLLOWED,THE RF4B, THE EA6A, EA6B.CONTACT MCARA, MARINE CORPS AVIATION RECON ASSN.WE HAVE A WEBSITE ...MCARA US ON THE INTERNET.JOIN OUR GROUP. WE HAVE A REUNION EVERY TWO YEARS, AND GET TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE CANT FORGET OR WANT TO.AND RELIVE THE MAGIC THAT IS THE CORPS.
SEMPER FI DUKE 03/17/2007 @ 16:59 [ref: 15923] |
| Duke Steinken Santa Ana Ca., CA | The F3D2s after the Korean war continued front line duty with the Marine Corps well into the 60s. Thirty Five were modified for electronic countermeasures duty with their designation changed to F3D2Q. They replaced the ADs in VMC squadrons.Joining the photo squadrons VMJ. three VMCJ squadrons were commissioned. VMCJ-2 and VMCJ-3 were commisssioned on 1 December 1955. VMCJ-1 was commissioned on 1 August 1958.VMCJ squadron began flying Electronic Intelligence missions off the coasts of North Korea, Russia and China in 1958. In 1960 VMCJ-2 initiated Elint missions off the coast of Cuba. They intercepted the first Firecan radar, a first line soviet antiaircraft radar early in 1961.In September 1962 Skyknights designation was changed from F3D2Q to EF10B.In 1965 VMCJ-1 was one of the first tactical Marine squadrons deployed to Danang south Vietnam.for four and a half years they were the primary squadron providing active ECM support to the Air Force and the Navy. They provided support for the first Surface to Air Missle strike in history on July 27 1965 as the Air Force attacked two SAM sights 40 miles SE of Hanoi with 45 Air Force 105s.six EF10Bs were on station 22 minutes Jamming 4 SAM sites,Fire control radars, GCI radars, communications both air and ground, and dispensing chaff. All 12 crewmen from VMCJ were awarded the Distinquised Flying Cross for heroism.The EF10B flew over 9000 sorties and provided Electronic Jamming in support of thousands of strikes, both day and night. Five (5) EF10Bs were lost, all ten crewmen were KIAs.The EF10Bs were withdrawn from Danang in October 1969.They were replaced by the EA6A.They were officially retired on 31 May 1970 at MCAS El Toro. 02/09/2007 @ 21:33 [ref: 15470] |
| Duke Steinken Santa Ana Ca., CA | The F3D2s after the Korean war continued front line duty with the Marine Corps well into the 60s. Thirty Five were modified for electronic countermeasures duty with their designation changed to F3D2Q. They replaced the ADs in VMC squadrons.Joining the photo squadrons VMJ. three VMCJ squadrons were commissioned. VMCJ-2 and VMCJ-3 were commisssioned on 1 December 1955. VMCJ-1 was commissioned on 1 August 1958.VMCJ squadron began flying Electronic Intelligence missions off the coasts of North Korea, Russia and China in 1958. In 1960 VMCJ-2 initiated Elint missions off the coast of Cuba. They intercepted the first Firecan radar, a first line soviet antiaircraft radar early in 1961.In September 1962 Skyknights designation was changed from F3D2Q to EF10B.In 1965 VMCJ-1 was one of the first tactical Marine squadrons deployed to Danang south Vietnam.for four and a half years they were the primary squadron providing active ECM support to the Air Force and the Navy. They provided support for the first Surface to Air Missle strike in history on July 27 1965 as the Air Force attacked two SAM sights 40 miles SE of Hanoi with 45 Air Force 105s.six EF10Bs were on station 22 minutes Jamming 4 SAM sites,Fire control radars, GCI radars, communications both air and ground, and dispensing chaff. All 12 crewmen from VMCJ were awarded the Distinquised Flying Cross for heroism.The EF10B flew over 9000 sorties and provided Electronic Jamming in support of thousands of strikes, both day and night. Five (5) EF10Bs were lost, all ten crewmen were KIAs.The EF10Bs were withdrawn from Danang in October 1969.They were replaced by the EA6A.They were officially retired on 31 May 1970 at MCAS El Toro. 02/09/2007 @ 21:32 [ref: 15469] |
| Richard Green Abilene, KS | I started with VMCJ-3 in Hydraulics right out of the school in Memphis in 1966. I was not there long enough to "rotate" with most of the squadron members who went to Vietnam that year.
I did make it to DaNang in July 67 - just in time for the phenomenol Bomp Dump Spectacular. I rememeber we used to have a frequent leak between the engines. And the only way to find out where was to put on some of those great Mickey Mouse ears while someone started up the engine and you basically stood there whiel the engines idled to see where the leak really was coming from. I got to tell you - it really freaked me out the first few times. Eh - what's that you say? Anyway the EF-10B ws a great plane that flew well past it's day. My most remarkable memory of the EF-10B is one night in DaNang - probably sometime in 68 (I did 2 tours). If you were in Hydraulics you'll remeber we rolled the Generator truck out while the plane captain had the pilot start the engine. I was sitting on the truck reving the Genorator jsut like most nights (we had 2 in the air every night always)when a huge orange light and a great big boooom!. The plane captain and I wer in the sandbag hone in the revetment nearly before you could blink your eye. No - no rockets that night. Our pilot had left the fuel collect too long before he heit the ignitors. He damn near blew the back end of it off. Anyway - really memorable. Semper Fi 10/23/2006 @ 12:12 [ref: 14539] |
| Wayne (Flash) Whitten Lutz, FL | OK old F3D-2Q and EF-10B hands please go to MCARA.US our Marine Avn Recon Association website and sign up. We are a growing organization centered around the old VMCJ squadrons.
You will find some interesting info re the Old Whale on our site and I'm always interested in more stories!! Col H. Wayne (Flash) Whitten USMC (Ret) 10/21/2006 @ 15:12 [ref: 14528] |
| Hubert Replogle Pocola, OK | I worked the EF10B VMCJ-3 El Toro and at DaNang VMCJ-1 in the hydraulic shop 1969-1970. I worked the day the last one left Viet Nam. The unit was having a party at China Beach but some of us worked to launch them out. I was glad to see them go. They were old and worked us to death. The EA6A was less work.
09/03/2006 @ 20:28 [ref: 14064] |
| Hubert Replogle Pocola, OK | I worked the EF10B VMCJ-3 El Toro and at DaNang VMCJ-1 in the hydraulic shop 1969-1970. I worked the day the last one left Viet Nam. The unit was having a party at China Beach but some of us worked to launch them out. I was glad to see them go. They were old and worked us to death. The EA6A was less work.
09/03/2006 @ 20:27 [ref: 14063] |
| James Wilkinson Crooked River Ranch, OR | I was an E4 AT with VMCJ-3 from Feb 1958 to Oct 1959. The F-10 was called the F3D-2Q then. We had about about 8 each F3D-2Q's and F9F-8P's. We were deployed to Iwakuni in July 1958 on the Cape Esperance and returned to CONUS Oct 59, without our aircraft, on the Edwin D. Patrick. We were replaced in Japan by either VMCJ-1 or -2, who were said to be getting F8U's.
We bent up a couple of our aircraft in Japan. An F3D got both cowlings and engines scraped up when the pilot retracted his gear just a tad early and settled back onto the runway; F3's were somewhat under-powered and on warm days it was a customary (but demonstrably unwise) practice to stow the gear as soon as possible on takeoff. A week or so later, the same pilot (Lt S.) did a gear-up FCLP in an F9. This ground the F9's speed brake and flaps half way down but it's belly never touched the ground. The cherry picker raised to cycle down the gear and it was towed back to the hanger. It flew again a couple of weeks later. I replaced the UHF blade antenna on the nose wheel door which was half ground off. Unfortunately the damaged F3D became something of a hanger queen. 12/18/2005 @ 03:37 [ref: 12013] |
| Tandy cline , KS | THE EF-10B THAT IS ON DISPLAY HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY
WHEN VMCJ-3 DEACTIVATED THE EF-10B'S LT.COL. DAVIS FLEW THIS AIRCRAFT TO QUANTICO IN 1970, THIS WAS THE VERY SAME AIRCRAFT THAT HE FLEW IN KOREA, AND SHOT DOWN A MIG. VERIFICATION CAN BE FOUND BY READING UP THE BASE NEWSPAPER "EL TORO TIMES" I WAS A MEMBER OF VMCJ-3 FROM 1968-1972 AND WAS ON HAND THESE PLANES WERE REPLACED BY EA-6A's 10/27/2005 @ 14:56 [ref: 11587] |
| Jeremy Leon Newtown Square, PA | Gentlemen,
I'm an old F3D driver that can't understand why anyone would like to change the name to an EF-10B. The F3D was a fine bird. Anyone from VMF(AW)513 can tell you. That was our baby 54' to 58'. Semper Fi 09/14/2005 @ 17:45 [ref: 11232] |
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