File:F8U-1s on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) before transcontinental flight 1957.jpg

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Description	On 6 June 1957, two U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 Crusader fighters and two Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior bombers flew non-stop from the aiercraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) off the the coast of California (USA) coast to the carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) off the east coast of Florida. This was the first carrier-to-carrier transcontinental flight. The Crusaders completed the flight 3 hours 28 minutes and the A3Ds in 4 hours 1 minute. U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower was aboard the Saratoga to welcome the aircraft. Here, the two F8U-1s of Air Development Squadron VX-3 are seen before launch from the Bon Homme Richard.
Date	7 June 1957
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1957 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	USN

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