A-6 Intruder

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A-6 Intruder

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Also known as: Grumman A-6 Intruder, Intruder

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attack aircraft
types were the Grumman A-6 Intruder, first flown in 1960; the U.S. Navy’s McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, first flown in 1954; and the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair, first flown in 1965. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (better known as the “Warthog”), a twin-engine aircraft first flown in 1972, became…
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types were the Grumman A-6 Intruder, first flown in 1960; the U.S. Navy’s McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, first flown in 1954; and the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair, first flown in 1965. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (better known as the “Warthog”), a twin-engine aircraft first flown in 1972, became…
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military aircraft
Supersonic flight
The Grumman A-6 Intruder, which entered service in the 1960s, was another subsonic carrier-based aircraft. The first genuine night/all-weather low-altitude attack aircraft, it was highly successful over North Vietnam and continued to be in service until the late 1990s. The electronic warfare version, the EA-6B Prowler, was…
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The Grumman A-6 Intruder, which entered service in the 1960s, was another subsonic carrier-based aircraft. The first genuine night/all-weather low-altitude attack aircraft, it was highly successful over North Vietnam and continued to be in service until the late 1990s. The electronic warfare version, the EA-6B Prowler, was…
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