We’re LIVE for History Up Close series with LtCol Jerry Geil USMC (Ret.) as he spotlights the Grumman A-6E Intruder.
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@richardhall52213 жыл бұрын
I had an uncle that flew the A6 in Viet Nam. He was shot down in August of '72 when I was only 3 months old, so I never got to meet him. RIP Lt CMDR Roderick B. Lester, and his BN, Lt Harry S Mossman.
@robbj9383 жыл бұрын
I was in VA-165 the boomers.out of Whidbey island Wa. I was a AMH. From 86-90. And our squadron did all the filming scenes for the movie. Flight of the intruder. Bombing scenes, we flew out of Savannah, Ga.a old army base.14 days there. And the jungle scene we flew out of Hawaii. 21 days there. And carrier scene off the coast of California. Miramar.. 7 days. And Danny Glover and william dafoe came and flew w us. For a day. Our squadron won the McCluskey award as the best squadron in all branches of the military. For a A-6 squadron to do that considering the airplane was 30 yrs old. Was crazy. Alot of hard work. We never missed a flight on workup or on cruise. .
@werewally31563 жыл бұрын
Too cool
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
Bill "Otis" Shurtleff and "Too Tall" Indorff
@joseywales61463 жыл бұрын
Thank you colonel. The A-6 may be gone but is certainly not forgotten. I used to live under the approach pattern to Oceana and an A-6 on final would put a hold on all conversations- ooo-weee-ooo-weee! They were low enough that we could see the flight crew. Later in life I worked on the A-6 at NADEP Norfolk over in flight test and for a combat aircraft it was fairly mech-friendly; it's hard not to love such an ugly duckling! Semper Fi!
@aleisterbroley9003 жыл бұрын
I used to be a jet fanatic as a kid. I have forgotten a lot of all that I read back then, but "Flight of the Intruder"-- I found the paperback in a used bookstore at about age 11, and must have read that thing a thousand times cover to cover. I never thought this jet looked ugly, just interesting and mean. Same with the A-10.
@vicoschangoku6092 жыл бұрын
We really need an Intruder in DCS simulator.. as I learn to fly the A-10 on it, it would be his perfect naval counterpart :)
@springwoodslasher792 жыл бұрын
That was a movie. Truth is a6 was an underpowered hunk of shit. Look up its survival rate it was a death trap.
@rhysgoodman7628 Жыл бұрын
@@vicoschangoku609 Heatblur is making the A-6. It’ll be a few years before it arrives, though. The A-7 will likely release sooner, and that’s an equally unique and powerful aircraft.
@thetreblerebel3 жыл бұрын
The best museum I've ever been to. A must see for aviation fans. It's free, and it's a great family day attraction
@johntack10493 жыл бұрын
Which museum is this?
@thetreblerebel3 жыл бұрын
@@johntack1049 The National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida USA. The video here takes place there. Its a wonderful for a aviation enthusiasts. or any fan of airplanes and/or museums!
@alantoon57083 жыл бұрын
I spoke yesterday with another retired USMC COL who flew both the A-4 and A-6. He stated that it was a mistake not to build the A-6F and in his opinion, the A-6 should still be in service because of its' range and load carrying ability. Another time I spoke with a retired USN CAPT who stated that the A-6 could not have been more efficient even if it had been designed on computer, which of course came much later.
@pucky9002 жыл бұрын
I agree. Worked on A-6Es with VMA(AW)-242 from1987 to 1991. Right as I was getting out, the Marine Corps was transitioning to the F-18D and had a fraction of the capabilities of the A-6.
@500VulcanRider3 жыл бұрын
Worked on that plane and its' systems my entire Navy career. Sometimes it was a pain to work on BUT it was better at the job it was supposed to do, than anything going today
@casey94392 жыл бұрын
in your opinion, could the A-6 still hold its own in contemporary ops?
@chrisneumann42022 жыл бұрын
@@casey9439 If the Navy had gone with the A-6F, or probably G by now, no doubt it could. I could only imagine the potential in avionics and modern weapons control available now, surgical strikes would be down to the inch. For those of us who worked with the A-6 and saw all of those Russian vehicles parked in a nice straight line, 2 to 3 A-6's, 20 Mk-82's each............yummy! There are a lot of systems that Colonel didn't talk about that are not generally known (and may still be classified) that I can't imagine where we would be on those. Remember that the computing power in your smart phone VASTLY outruns even the best we had in the E at the time. The closest active competitor may be the A-10. They don't have the total capacity, but they at least had a gun! LOL! But, the mission is changing and the need for aircraft to carry a large number weapons is almost to an end. All of the weapons the Intruder carried, and many more, can be carried by UAV platforms. True, not in the numbers, but smart weapons rule the roost now and in the big picture, probably for the better. Less chance of accidental bombing of non combatants (dumb bombs) and the loss of an aircrew is always a negative. As UAV's advance I think I can predict that carriers won't go away but instead of having around 100 manned strike and support aircraft, you can have 300+ UAV's and a small squadron of manned rescue and support aircraft. Instead of hundreds of maintenance guys, you have maybe 100 per squadron and a larger number of UAV pilots.
@kevinjohnson76473 жыл бұрын
I worked on A-6s for 8 years back in the 80s and 90's. It was a fantastic airplane, brutally tough, relatively easy to work on and mission capable.
@MC-jd1cc3 жыл бұрын
I used to be a 7583 from 1978 to 1981. Last squadron was VMA 224, “Fightin’ Bengals”.
@johnthomas24853 жыл бұрын
What job specialty is that?
@MC-jd1cc3 жыл бұрын
@@johnthomas2485 a B/N
@rossbabcock29743 жыл бұрын
I worked on the APQ-148 at HMS 14 Semper Fi Bro!!
@bradfordeaton65582 жыл бұрын
I was a P/C in 224 in '68 and '69
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
VMFA AW 224 Bengals "Whiskey Kilo"
@flawlezz3 жыл бұрын
"Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history." - Flight of the Intruder
@NavyCWO3 жыл бұрын
Book was excellent. The movie was superb. The shots of the aircraft were awesome! LT Grafton's dance moves; not so impressive!
@longrider1883 жыл бұрын
They filmed it on the Indy when I was ships company. The book was much better than the movie.
@flawlezz3 жыл бұрын
@Scott Murphy It can't be as bad as how F-16 pilots felt after watching "Iron Eagle". 😁
@flawlezz3 жыл бұрын
@Scott Murphy Lawn dart pilots. Haha
@klk19002 жыл бұрын
Well I mean Fighters are technically just enablers and a support mission until they added the attack role. But still who ever decided to replace the A-6 with F/A-18 was insane you can’t carry anywhere near this amount of weapons. The air force they buy planes based on looks and are obsessed with Air-Air glorification. That’s why they named the f-111 and 117 with F designation. Like the A-10 they’ve tried to kill it before it was introduced into service. The rescue pave hawks those poor guys have flee med Evacs non stop in old outdated aircraft. The army has went three 3 models and they’ve been stuck one the same one. Just now they are getting the whiskey model. And it’s because the air force wanted to blow money on stealth fighters when they haven’t had an air to air engagement in over 20yrs. The normal common sense thing is buy what your actually needing right now but they don’t do that. They just spend money on crap before we need it then other countries build a counter to it. The navy ive always said thet but planes based on function and the air force buys planes based on looks. They can’t go a day without trying to glorify air to air and treat the bomber guys like they are useless. When bombers are the mission and the fighter role is just a support mission. We’ve used the f-22 on 1-2 missions into Syria that’s it. They will try and say it prevents wars. But the nuclear icbms is what prevents wars. They know Americans are dumb and will buy anything they sell. That’s just an excuse to spend a ton of money on crap we won’t use. The reality is soviets and now Russia they don’t want war that’s why they spend all the money on defensive weapons when we spend money on offensive weapons. Alll you gotta do is look at how many wars we’ve been involved with the last 80yr and look at Russia how many countries they’ve just attacked and it explains why 9/11 we got attacked. We stuck our nose where it didn’t belong and they finally had enough of it
@mmouseav8r4023 жыл бұрын
My sim instructor for the 747 flew A-6s in the Marines. My dad was with an A-6 squadron in the Navy.
@trob11733 жыл бұрын
I was on the USS Ranger from '84-'88. This was my favorite plane on the ship. The guys that flew them loved it. Nothing out there that can do what it did as well as it did. Shout out to VA-145 and VMA-121.
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
The Ranger and Midway went to Iraq in 91. CVW-2 was an "all Grumman" wing with Tomcats and Intruders and CVW-5 had Legacy Hornets and Intruders
@bobrivett7645Ай бұрын
Semper Fi. Member of VMA-AW-533 with the A6E. Went to Yuma a couple if time fir Red Flag exercises. Our Intruders were the incoming bombing force that USAF had to defend against. In one the engagements our CO who was BN, his aircraft that day shot down an F15. When landed the metal shop guys were on hand and immediately painted a little red F15 kill mark on the plane. Proud moment. But of course no one ever mentioned how many of our planes got shot down throughout the whole exercise. F15 were a fairly new aircraft then. With USAF fighter jocks bragging to our crews about their new aircraft and what it could do. Sorry got a little long winded here.
@victorroman32523 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lecture. Nice work on the presentation. I learned a lot. Much respect for the folks that maintained the aircraft, and the crews that flew her.
@michaelbarfield5283 жыл бұрын
I was assigned to Atkron (VA 34) Thirty Four from 1984 to 1987 at NAS Oceana. I worked at the organizational level as an Aviation Fire Control technician and at the intermediate level (AIMD) on the TRAM Hughes DRS (FLIR) system to 1991. Great time and fantastic experience working on the A-6E Intruder.
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
Blue Blasters. Took Intruders to the Gulf of Sidra during the 80s and was the last Legacy Hornet team ever
@Relics_tv3 жыл бұрын
Who else is here watching this after DCS Heatblur Announcement and video??
@Void3043 жыл бұрын
Guilty. I'm already a big fan of their Tomcat module, and since the official announcement I've been making an honest effort to learn more about the plane. The Intruder's low level, all-weather capability, as well as the multi-crew feature will scratch a seriously needed itch in DCS. Even though Heatblur has stated that it's still too early to name a variant, I'm hoping we get more than one, like their F-14. In particular, a 1990s SWIP upgraded jet would be nice since that would give us access to more modern toys like Mavericks and HARMS. Only time will tell.
@fight2flyphoto3 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@ignaciobuhadla93423 жыл бұрын
after watching this I cant wait
@oboewankenobo86753 жыл бұрын
This really brings back a lot of memories. I was a Marine avionics tech in a SACE shop at MCAS El Toro in 1970 to 1972 where we supported a squadron of A6-Bs. My specialty was the memory drum ( forward ped unit) that the pilot mentioned. What a beast that was to repair. Got sent to Nam Phong, Thailand with 9 months to go and worked at a SACE shop there before getting discharged. Always loved those ugly A6’s.
@alexsp70863 жыл бұрын
Finally youtube a close up video of the BEST the Intruder. Thank you to the people who made this.
@reggieziet3 жыл бұрын
Great video, much appreciated. Underrated plane and not ugly at all. Its Millenium Falcon Ugly
@Americangunlover17762 жыл бұрын
I think that the A6 is one of the coolest looking aircraft ever
@richardgreen138311 ай бұрын
On the A-6 it had the flaperon, and on the S-2 we had spoilers. Turn the yoke to the left and both kill some of the lift on the left wind and the aircraft turns. We lost a bit of altitude on the S-2, I would imagine you lost a bit with the A-6 as well. But boy is the aircraft maneuverable. Good old Grumman Iron Works.
@sonora10811 ай бұрын
Great Aircraft with a long impressive history. My retired Navy salute to the A6 and the EA6-B. Retired ADCS with 21 years active duty.
@LP-gs3xj7 ай бұрын
I was at TBS with an air contract. In 1977 Pensacola was backed up months. At the time I wanted to stay as a reserve office so I dropped my contract and went ground. To this day the A6 is my favorite plane. As an aside I am moving from California to Pensacola to be with many of my old MC buddies.
@thomasfx3190 Жыл бұрын
COL Geil you are a rock star! Thank you for your service & great presentation.
@schlirf3 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw one of those was on Slide Mountain in NY as it flew past my boy scout troop. Awesome!
@bobrivett7645Ай бұрын
Semper Fi. Served in the Marine Corps myself 1977 to 1983, MCAS Cherry Point home base two west-pac deployments '79-'80 and '81-'82. MOS-6013, A6E plane captin VMA-(AW)-533.
@dennishenrich192322 күн бұрын
Very good presentation. I was an AMS with VA-115 on the Midway
@seavee20003 жыл бұрын
An amazing aircraft,and to me at least, a beautiful looking one. And a fantastic museum that I was lucky enough to visit, over several days. Well worth the 5000 mile hike to get there!
@kevinsmith39673 жыл бұрын
Great guy, good speaker, pleasure to watch and very informative. Thanks 🇬🇧👍
@maxpower74663 жыл бұрын
thank you Heatblur Simulations
@landrum38933 жыл бұрын
I worked avionics on A-6E SWIP Intruders and KA-6D tankers for VA-75 Sunday Punchers back in day. Yes, they were amazing as they were ugly. Regarding kicking things to fix them, there is truth in that. Many of the avionics systems consisted of boxes of electronics (connected by clusters of cables) and inside the boxes they had circuit boards plugged into main boards. The boards could come loose after bench-level repair (AIMD) during shipping and storage. On the plane, when systems had problems, these boxes could be removed from the aircraft and gently pounded on the deck or tarmac reseatting the boards and fixing the problem. So, yes, confirmed. Sometimes things could be fixed with a vertical impact procedure. That said, we did it mostly when the bird was in the hangar being worked on. Rarely if ever did we have to do it on the catapult.
@chrisneumann42022 жыл бұрын
Secondary confirmation: There was this one box in the nose wheel well that was installed in such a way where the boards would shimmy out of the main board because it was installed, by design, upside down! Forgot the acronym for that one but you might. You forgot kick-checking the A/D converter, I had that one work a couple of times. I'm sure AIMD wondered where all those boot marks came from. So yeah it could sometimes be fixed with a hammer. Was in VA-65 from 89-92, just down the street from you.
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
The VDI was 70 pounds so Jesus forbid that it falls out during launch
@michaelpass21762 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service.
@mikeeihusen5194 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Nebraska and have always loved aviation. The A-6 has always just jumped out at me as one of my favorites... Like you said at the beginning of your wonderful presentation, some may think ugh... this thing is ugly!! (everyone is entitled to their opinion), But I've always thought this this in BEAUTIFUL. My dad was a mechanic for the F4-Phantom for the Nebraska Air National Guard in the early 70's. I think my timing is correct... so ever since I was born we always went to Airshows in Lincoln Nebraska, and of coarse Offutt AFB, better known as SAC. My Aunt also was the secretary to a few Base commanders for the NE Air Guard and in summers when there was no school, id stay with her and my Uncle Richard Luebbe, who had the chance to be a pilot for several aircraft such as F-86, F-102,RF-84, and the RF-4 Totally 6,000 flight hours... his fishing cabin had pictures down the length of the hallway of these planes, which I always would just walk up and down looking at these BEAUTIFUL planes.. I wish he was still alive today, I think about him all the time, and trust me when I say, Uncle Richard would love these presentations you guys do, and so do I, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. And thanks for the trip back in time. sorry for the novel here, but this is so special in my heart.
@alantoon57083 жыл бұрын
If you saw the movie "Flight of the Intruder" there was a scene where Willem Defoe was kicking that mechanical computer during the raid on Sam City...
@martindavis99303 жыл бұрын
Oh groovy another Hollyweird war hero. Deal in reality ace.
@johnthomas24853 жыл бұрын
@@martindavis9930 Doesn't mean it wasn't necessarily based on fact. I have no clue if it was or wasn't. But that was a B Prowler model.
@jameseast79662 жыл бұрын
True, it was called DIANE.(DIGITAL INTERGRATED AIR NAVEGATION EQUIP.
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
Damn rotary drum computer
@privatepilot40643 жыл бұрын
It was an awesome workhorse. And a very worthy adversary.
@duanesmith50743 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that beautiful old bird. I was a Navy parachute rigger from 1974 to 1978 packed parachutes for the A6 A4 and F4. It was awful fun to sit in the cockpit of those beautiful old planes.
@USNVA119 ай бұрын
I was hoping LtCol Geil would discuss the infamous raid on “SAM City” and the effectiveness of the Intruder when her aircrew took her “Downtown“ …..
@darwinhall85503 жыл бұрын
Great video on the A-6, one of the best aircraft ever designed. Having been to the Naval Aviation Museum many times, I can honestly say it is one of the best aviation museums in the world. By the way, the cafe is awesome with great food and decorations.
@rossbabcock29743 жыл бұрын
I was an IMA avionics tech for the A6. I was with VMA-AW-533 from '78-'82. It's good to see Intruder the respect that it deserves. Fantastic bird! Semper Fi !!
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
533 Hawks- In Hoc Signo Vinces
@bobrivett7645Ай бұрын
I was with VMA-AW-533, from 77-83, Plane captain, flight line shack. CO was Maj- Carr
@robertweldon79092 жыл бұрын
The A-6 is a very versatile aircraft. the presentation given by someone who knows the A-6 well. Great job LtCol Geil. My real interest is that funny looking plane hanging above the A-6's right wing, the OV-10. From what little I have been able to find out, it is aircraft # 155472. If so, I worked on that OV-10. I hope that you can do a bit of a presentation on this aircraft and its mates, assigned to VaL-4. I worked on this very aircraft during the work up to VAL-4 when at VS-41. In actuality I was one of the first 5 AO's to be trained and work on NAVY OV-10's. Great video ;-)
@julietlima55643 жыл бұрын
GREAT PRESENTATION! I always liked the A-6, I thought she was a good looking aircraft. She did what was asked of her and looked good doing it!
@adamespenscheid22553 жыл бұрын
THE BEST LOOKING PLANE EVER, BUT MEAN LOOKING, TOTAL BAD ASS!
@beaconmania3 жыл бұрын
A-6 intruder Forever !
@user-xs7ph7gx2o2 жыл бұрын
What an awesome guy. I love how as soon as he was back in his old seat in the cockpit he was like ‘nah I don’t need my notes anymore...’
@ariurip37512 жыл бұрын
One of the unique design, function over look
@yxeaviationphotog3 жыл бұрын
I need an A-6 cockpit like that, on my basement. 😂
@robbj9383 жыл бұрын
That cockpit was made by paramount picture. For the movie. And was on the movie set.
@yxeaviationphotog3 жыл бұрын
@@robbj938 Loved Flight of thr Intruder.
@orionprime25433 жыл бұрын
I also need one, for dcs😂
@FlyingDutchmanPodcast2 жыл бұрын
Yea where can a person buy a military cockpit
@dkopas2032 жыл бұрын
AN/APQ 148/156 TRAM are the RADAR nomenclatures for the A6E variants. I started working at Norden in 79 as a test technician troubleshooting and testing these Radars for the Navy. Great presentation, the RADAR also had a terrain following mode, enabling knap of the Earth flying,, set the altitude and follow the steering points to the target!
@FrankC3213 жыл бұрын
How about a tour of that squadron Cadillac? The facts and lore would be very entertaining.
@hangie652 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview and story of the mighty A-6 and its system. Now, it does really pay to have an expert/veteran pilot or navigator explain the aircraft and its system. Excellent format. Please keep it up.
@richardraasch82182 жыл бұрын
Was an AQ in VA-42 late 80's.... and much like the movie... we used to kick the rotary driven B/N's 'compuer' to get it working. Wonderful beast though!
@mithraisaugustus64212 жыл бұрын
I remember in the 90s when the A-6's screaming overhead would set off every car alarm in the parking lot of the Lynnwood mall in Virginia Beach.
@user-cq6fk5go3s26 күн бұрын
I prefer function over form. The A6 and A10 are beautiful in their design of pure function.
@rs061290 Жыл бұрын
The A-6 is great a great cool jet, but my personal favorite is the A-1E Skyraider!!!!😃
@pucky9002 жыл бұрын
use to work on these beautiful birds in the Marines for VMA(AW)-242 as ComNav. Brings back some wonderful memories. Bravo Zulu. Nicely done!
@christopherdowney60553 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to the museum numerous times and love it. I’m very disappointed that it’s no longer open to the public.
@LINJ6383 жыл бұрын
That means you are a pussy and the least you can do is mouth and whine like a bitch and not protesting that the gov’t is finding an excuse in taking away your rights from going back there, dimwit!!!!!
@stevewilson45143 жыл бұрын
I had a front row seat at NAS Fallon in Feb 87 where we watched A6’s, A7’s, and F/A-18’s bomb targets that we were marking. We, meaning 2 sections of 105 howitzers who’s mission was to shoot WP and Illum rounds on targets designated by the Ground FAC / FO. We were set in where we could actually see the targets in the impact area. And out of all the aircraft the A6 had the best accuracy.
@tacoenvy3 жыл бұрын
My favorite plane of all time, absolutely love the A-6
@madyogi61643 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! Very nice... Would be great to hear a bit about the station wagon variant - the Prowler as well... Since there is still a 13yo inside of me - "from chair pilot", I say this one is a must at least in DCS! xD
@wujBat2 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Thank you.
@mackydog993 жыл бұрын
The Intruders airframe was billited from a single chunk of aluminum. The reason why it could carry 12 500lb bombs, one 3000lb (belly) and all of the air to air and air to surface missles. Plus rounds for getting everyone else's attention!
@bradfordeaton65582 жыл бұрын
I was an A-6A Plane Captain from '66 to '69 in VMA-225 and VMA-224. When I first saw the A-6 I thought it was the ugliest thing I'd ever seen as I looked out over what became my flight line. It grew on me. As a Plane Captain in an all weather squadron I can tell that when they said All Weather; they meant it! We flew in everything except hurricanes! Which also meant I was out in it. I actually loved the job. I took great pride in the job and what I did. It was a different kind of relationship with the officers than most people in the military have. It was a day to day working relationship with a lot of mutual respect. I will tell you; apropos of nothing; that I categorically refuse to watch "Top Gun".
@bobrivett7645Ай бұрын
VMA-(AW)-533, Plane captain from 77 to 83. Semper Fi
@bradfordeaton6558Ай бұрын
@@bobrivett7645 I salute you. Your Squadron was at Cherry Point the same time I was. I actually knew people in your outfit. Glad to hear from you.
@danapeck53822 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing museum, well worth a Pensacola trip.
@Aeronaut19753 жыл бұрын
360p?! C'mon, it's the year 2020...
@pontiacGXPfan3 жыл бұрын
A6 Intruder.......i still read Flight of the Intruder to this day and have been since elementary school
@wolf-mz4ki2 жыл бұрын
VA-65 Airframes And QA 1988-1992...USS Coral Sea, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT and USS ABRAHAM Lincoln shake down....it's a BEAST!!🍻🍻🍻🍻
@gregoryedwards87813 жыл бұрын
This was great. Thanks !
@gmf1212663 жыл бұрын
Hi. I'm in the UK. Thanks Colonel. Great and fascinating talk. During desert storm UK did laser guided attacks using jaguar sepecat as the laser designator aircraft and Tornado fighter bomber to deliver the weapon. If only we had something like the A6 would have been so much easier and far less risk.
@danwelch3 жыл бұрын
Hi Greg I'm in the UK too. Think you're mistaking that Jag for the Buccaneer - an aircraft made for almost the same role as the A6. A truly brilliant aeroplane but how does it compare to the A6? Interesting discussion.
@gmf1212663 жыл бұрын
@@danwelch Hi Dan. Yes my mistake was the buccaneer as designator. I was just thinking that with the A6 the mission could have been easier as the A6 could paint the target and drop ordnance on its own.
@michaelbarfield5283 жыл бұрын
Great video. Fantastic plane
@gordonlawrence14484 жыл бұрын
I heard these were very lively after dropping the full payload. IE you suddenly reduce your loading by say 9000 pounds and you have already burned say 1000 pounds+ of fuel. One guy said it flew like a hawker hunter after losing that weight.
@StryderK3 жыл бұрын
That wing, Lawerence Mead Jr. Later also adapted that wing for the F-14 Tomcat!
@raisingcaine54802 жыл бұрын
The A-6 was actually quite manueverable as it had anhedral (downward angle from fuselage).
@longrider1883 жыл бұрын
The thing could carry seven and a half tons of ordinance. One plane. Just amazing.
@thomascarmichael67602 жыл бұрын
If that bird has the BUNO-155610 it was in VA-65 between 1972-1976 when I was in the squadron. You ought to paint her in the colors she had back then. Even the Grumman magazine “Intruder News” said Va-65 had the best looking paint scheme in the fleet.
@rodneyfama63994 ай бұрын
love this bird. worked on them.VA-55 WARHORSES CV43
@pontiacGXPfan3 ай бұрын
Coral Sea! They got some of the first Legacy Hornets and they got to use them against a real enemy
@bionicsjw3 жыл бұрын
One of my beast friends in college flew the intruder out of AOCS. He had over 300 traps and flew Desert Storm. Today he is one of the head civilians for the Navy Pacific Air Command.
@Aolen753 жыл бұрын
Awesome Thank you!
@IrishManJT3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@ColonelJohnmatrix1000 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful aircraft
@krystalludowyk1304Ай бұрын
Of course my favourite plane is backkkk
@philippedemoulin29023 жыл бұрын
Thanks Colonel.
@RB-yj5fy3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa used to fly the A-6, he never got into dog fights luckily. He is still alive And healthy. He gave me a model A-6 and I still have it, the stick on the front broke off though.
@raisingcaine54802 жыл бұрын
The "stick" would be the air refueling probe.
@RB-yj5fy2 жыл бұрын
@@raisingcaine5480 yeah I know that now, I didn’t know what it was before now.
@michaelstricker9952 жыл бұрын
Best Jet I worked on
@mike9456027 күн бұрын
The canopy has a slight dip in the top middle. So when it has water on it and you open the canopy the water drains all over the center console. For some strange reason the electronics doesn't like water.
@braddblk2 жыл бұрын
Spotted one of my command insignia on the bulkhead, VA-52. Very cool. Then you moved around the side here was another VA-196.
@masonjarhillbilly3 жыл бұрын
I worked on A6's and EA6B'Ss stationed at Whidbey from 1984 - 2003 in different squadrons. I was "O" Level the entire time. This brings back a lot of memories. Same for VAQ-134's JOPA car. I remember when they first got it. I am surprised it made cross country. Great artifact to have.
@Offthedeepend672 жыл бұрын
Were you ever in VA-95?
@masonjarhillbilly2 жыл бұрын
@@Offthedeepend67Yes. 84 -87
@peggybrown96943 жыл бұрын
This bird was my baby. ALQ-99/APS-130 and APQ-148/156 tech
@Ordieguy953 жыл бұрын
Loved loading ordnance on this jet...
@kraziivan_ Жыл бұрын
My favorite plane
@NTFalpha103343 жыл бұрын
Ugliest aircraft? In my opinion it’s the most beautiful and my personal favorite
@gregjohnson90516 ай бұрын
At-2 flight deck trouble-shooter in VA-52, WHEN WE MINED Hyphong Harbor.
@BryanDavidSnuffer3 жыл бұрын
I love it. I am working on a new painting of the A-6 VA-196 USS Ranger 1969
@mastermusashi75663 жыл бұрын
Why is this in my recommendations after DCS announced it
@Johnnycdrums2 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about that sweet Lincoln in the background too?
@allgood6760 Жыл бұрын
Cool vid! ...I like movie Flight of the Intruder. ✈️
@frosty_shiba4311 Жыл бұрын
also love the av-8 harrier above it
@ryanhell9217 ай бұрын
Yep! Full length flaps just like the JU87 Still my friend😁oh, and I was stationed in West Berlin in the early 80's and had rotated back to the States about 6 weeks before the Disco club bombing. I think I actually visited the place once, wasn't far from the Main Px area and BBDE headquarters. Was walking distance I believe
@Kerry01013 жыл бұрын
I love this A-6 reminds me of my former life and former self in the US Navy on board the USS Ranger CV-61, V-3 91-93 last ride.
@michaelbooher3393 жыл бұрын
My dad is a plank owner on CV61.
@Kerry01013 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbooher339 That is cool.
@lynneswinkels68853 жыл бұрын
Always loved the A6 since the day I learned about it. Was sad when they where retired.Don't think there's a dedicated all weather light jet 'bomber' (the A6 variants where so much more at the end) in service with any miltiray in the world. Especilly bit with the same mission capabilites. That and the end of the A10 left are the end of an era
@illes.gergely0022 жыл бұрын
I wonder when was this video recorded originaly. Otherwise I'm a bit surprised that it has been uploaded to youtube in 2020 in 360p.
@notsoserious09443 жыл бұрын
The pre-2000 Naval aviation complement was far superior to today’s. The A6 and KA6 and EA6B were a huge part of that. The TRAM pod under the nose was a novelty back then.
@briancooper21123 жыл бұрын
Cool video.
@scottbuildsthemall51243 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching these planes conducting flight ops on my carriers back in the day! I am currently converting a 1/48 scale A-6A into a KA-6D.
@FlyingDutchmanPodcast2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the conversation kit?
@scottbuildsthemall51242 жыл бұрын
@@FlyingDutchmanPodcast Steel Beach makes the conversion set that I used. I found the antenna in the set was bent, so I used a photoetched one instead and I added a short piece of brass tubing to the back of the drogue unit as the basket sets recessed when retracted.