Talk:AJ Savage
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The North American AJ-1/2 and AJ-1/2P Savage aircraft were in a number of USN Heavy Attack Composite squadrons from 1948-1956, as well as in several Photographic Reconnaissance squadrons. The Heavy Attack versions were the first nuclear bomb carrying bombers able to be launched from and recovered on aircraft carriers. The date of its inception was a time where the US Navy was faced with procuring the nacent jet engine, while still having to rely upon the simple yet well proven reciprocating engine. Jets at this time were unreliabe and used large quantities of fuel, however, once they were developed, they produced performance that no piston engine could ever provide. A compromise was made to include in the Savage, both twin-engine propellers, and for extra dash speed over the target, a turbojet engine in the tail.
For the history of the squadrons, aircraft and crew go to http://community.webtv.net/charles379/USNComposite
For specific information about each of the 140 AJ-1/2 aircraft and the 3 XAJ-1 aircraft, including what happened to many of them go to http://skaneateles.org/navy/allsavages.html which is Kenneth Wooster's Hatwing One and AJ website.
Submitted by Chuck Huber, website manager - US Navy Heavy Attack Composite Squadrons: VC-5,6,7,8 and 9.
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