Grumman A-6 Intruder

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The A-6 Intruder was an American twin jet-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft. A specialized electronic warfare derivative was designated EA-6A, a tanker variant was designated KA-6D. The digitalized A-6F was cancelled. The Intruder was originally designated A2F, changed after 1962 to A-6.

[edit] YA2F-1

A YA2F-1 in 1960

YA2F-1 with tilting tailpipes

A-6 Intruder 3-view

[edit] A-6A

A-6A armament display, 1963	An A-6A of VA-75	A-6As of VA-85	An A-6A of VA-165
Sidewinder-armed A-6A of VA-165	A-6As of VA-176	Cockpit view from a VA-176 A-6A approaching the FDR	A-6As of VMA(AW)-242

[edit] EA-6A

EA-6As of VAQ-309

An EA-6A of VMCJ-1 at Da Nang, Vietnam, 1970

An EA-6A of VMAQ-2

VMAQ-2 EA-6A launch from the USS Lexington

[edit] A-6B

A-6B of VA-75

VA-75 A-6B armed with AGM-78

A-6B of VA-52 over Vietnam in 1970

[edit] A-6C

A-6C of VA-35 in 1972

[edit] KA-6D

KA-6D of VA-55 on the USS Coral Sea

A VA-34 KA-6D refueling a VF-142 Tomcat

A VA-34 KA-6D refueling French Super Entendards

[edit] A-6E

Two A-6E CAG-birds in 1996	A-6Es of CVW-6, 1983	A-6Es of VA-65 in 1987	A-6Es of VMA(AW)-533
A-6E TRAM of VA-115	A-6Es of VA-128	An A-6E Intruder of VA-75 at NAS Oceana	An A-6E Intruder over Spain in Operation Matador
An A-6E Intruder takes up position to launch aboard USS Enterprise	An A-6E Intruder releasing a Walleye II	The last VA-34 A-6E Intruder launching from CVN-73	An A-6E Intruder preps for launch aboard CVN-65
An A-6E Intruder participating in Roving Sands 95	A-6E Intruder lands on USS Enterprise	Two AGM-123 Skipper II with chasing A-6 Intruder	An A-6E Intruder aboard USS Midway with wings folded
A-6E Intruder landing on CVN-69	A-6E Intruder aerial view assigned to CVN-69	Several A-6 aircraft parked with EA-6 and S-3 aboard CV-67	A-6E dropping cluster bombs during Operation Praying Mantis
A-6E and CVW-14 aircraft	CVW-15 in 1983 with Intruders and Prowlers