Covers the A-6 from concept, design, and construction in the late 1950s, through its fleet service beginning in 1963, up to its retirement and display status in museums around the country.
The Grumman A-6 Intruder was the US Navy and Marine Corps'' primary carrier-based, all-weather attack aircraft from 1963 to 1997. Famous for its combat missions in Vietnam and the 1991–92 Gulf War—as well as the novel and movie Flight of the Intruder—the A-6 was capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear weapons.
This book covers the A-6 from concept, design, and construction in the late 1950s, through its fleet service beginning in 1963, up to its retirement and display status in museums around the country.
Every A-6 USN and USMC squadron is covered through superb photography, including aircraft markings and unit insignias.
- | Author: David F. Brown
- | Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- | Publication Date: Nov 23, 2021
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9780764362767
- | ISBN-10: 0764362763
