US Navy US-3A Viking Patch (V) Red Lions BB-38 was used as a

BB-38 was used as a target ship during the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll

VMFA-513 "Flying Nightmares" carries the lineage of VMF(N)-513

hunting submarines and providing critical maritime surveillance during the war

The ship's medical staff performed surgeries

US Navy US-3A Viking Patch (V) Red Lions BB-38 was used as aUS Navy US 3A Viking Patch (V) US Navy US 3A Viking Carrier Onboard Delivery Aircraft Heritage Embroidered Patch. War Hoover lineage, carrier deck utility, and a rare COD variant identity stitched into one compact piece of naval aviation history. The US 3A was one of the rarest members of the Lockheed Viking family. While the baseline airframe entered fleet service in February 1974 as a carrier based anti submarine warfare platform nicknamed the War