 AJ tankers were used to refuel John Glenn 's Vought F8U @-@ 1P Crusader during the Project Bullet transcontinental speed record flight in July 1957 ; AJ @-@ 2s from VAH @-@ 6 on the West Coast and AJ @-@ 1s from VAH @-@ 11 on the East Coast . Beginning in 1957 the Douglas A3D Skywarrior began to replace the Savages in the VAH Squadrons . Their refueling role was continued by the formation in January 1958 of VAH @-@ 15 on East Coast and VAH @-@ 16 on the West Coast . Both squadrons were equipped with AJ @-@ 2s , but both were short @-@ lived and disbanded early the following year . 
