Overview
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.
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
