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David
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Registered: August 2001 Posts: 46,799

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When it first went into action in Southeast Asia, the Grumman A-6A Intruder was the most modern and sophisticated warplane then operating from the US fleet's aircraft carriers. Thanks to its advanced electronic equipment, it was a plane capable of spotting and attacking an objective, even one as small as a truck or a tank, if necessary in poor light or even at night. As the war spread, Intruders were used in ever greater numbers, often as escorts to A-4 Skyhawks, homing in on the target with greater effectiveness. Other variants of the Grumman A-6 went into production, notably the one specialized in electronic warfare. This type of plane suffered relatively heavy losses, 51 machines being shot down by enemy fighters or anti-aircraft, and eleven as a result of operational accidents. The intruder is still one of the best all-weather attack aircraft in the US Navy.
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Keywords: Grumman A-6 Intruder
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stevea
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Registered: December 2005 Posts: 15
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Sat December 3, 2005 10:30am
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My first airplane (1987), by then it had become the A-6E Intruder, most were TRAM birds, also.
Down & dirty was the mindset, hell to fix the wing fuel quantity and generators always a problem.
Went back to the Intruder in 1993, new wings and newgenerators, much better to work on, and more reliable.
------------------------------ SteveA.
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