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During a typhoon, 35 planes (including F-4s, A-6s and A-7s) landed at night on a carrier

Each plane repeated this deadly drama. A few missed the wire and had to go around for a second attempt. But in the end,...

Nostalgic video showcases A-6 Intruder’s prowess

The nostalgic, cool video in this post reminds us that the A-6 Intruder was a no-nonsense, payload-carrying, bomb-droppin’, ass-kickin’ machine. The nostalgic, awesome video...

On his first Intruder hop, A-6 B/N’s pilot performed two dirty rolls while lined up for the final approach to NAS Whidbey Island runway

“I remember looking up out of the canopy at the cars passing under us on Highway 20. After we landed and got out of...

A-6 Intruder and F/A-18 Legacy Hornet are like a ’65 Ford F-100 and a ’84 Pontiac Fiero

‘I’m tremendously thankful to have flown both and while the Hornet got me in and out of combat, I’ll always have a special place...

The A-6 Intruder, who successfully avoided 5 SAMs before making an attack on a ferry docks close to Hanoi

‘Intelligence reported that the SA-2 couldn’t track below 1500 ft. We were disturbed to see that their assessment was incorrect’, Lt Lyle Bull, A-6...

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The US Army OV-1 pilot who shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17

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