This Day in Aviation History
April 19th, 1960
First flight of the Grumman A-6 Intruder.
 
The Grumman A-6 Intruder was an American, twin jet-engine, mid-wing all-weather attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider. As the A-6E was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission was taken over by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat equipped with a LANTIRN pod. From the A-6, a specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6 was developed….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Grumman A-6 Intruder: http://gstv.us/1FWjjfs
 
YouTube, The A-6 Intruder Attack Aircraft: http://gstv.us/1O3MqXO
 
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