This is the A-6 Intruder now that it has been painted. It is in generic markings,
as it is waiting for a sponsor to pay for (and choose) her exact squadron markings.
Midway's Hangar
The Restoration Facility for the USS MIDWAY museum
(Currently known as The San Diego Aircraft
Carrier Museum, on the USS Midway CV-41)
Grumman A-6 Intruder
The A-6
Intruder was designed as a low-level, long-range strike aircraft for use by the US Navy.
The new aircraft was have a high sub-sonic performance at tree-top height to permit
under-the-radar penetration of enemy defenses and be capable of hitting small targets in
any weather. Production deliveries began in February 1963, with the aircraft becoming a
mainstay of Navy and Marine Corps squadrons during the Vietnam War. |
This is the A-6 Intruder now that it has been painted.
It is in generic markings,
as it is waiting for a sponsor to pay for (and choose) her exact squadron markings.
This aircraft is now complete, except for the squadron
markings and the addition of dummy ordnance.
Here is the A-6 as it now appears on the deck of the USS
Midway.
This particular aircraft's history:
Date Of manufacture: unknown
Where manufactured: Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, NY
Assignment Locations:
| JUNE 1965 | VA-85/USS Kitty Hawk (as A-6A) |
| JAN 1969 | VA-145/ USS Enterprise (as A-6A) |
| APR 1970 | VA-115/ USS Midway (as A-6A) |
| 12 MAR 1974 | Upgraded to A-6E |
| DEC 1976 - SEP 1977 | VA-95/USS Coral Sea |
| SEP 1977 - FEB 1980 | VA-115/ USS Midway |
| 1980 - 1990 | no history available |
| AUG 1990 | VA-42/ NAS Oceana |
| FEB 1991 - MAY 1994 | VA-34/NAS Oceana/ USS Eisenhower |
| MAY 1994 - DEC 1994 | VA-34/Washington, DC |
| DEC 1994 - NOV 1995(?) | VA-34/NAS Oceana |
| 01 NOV 1995 | Aircraft was stricken from Naval inventory vin AIRLANT (VA-34) |
| 15 OCT 1996 | Release of aircraft as museum asset to authorized representative of San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. |
| 18 OCT 1996 - 18 OCT 2001 | On loan to San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum from the Commander, Naval Inventory Control Point - Philadelphia (NAVICP), with an option for renewal. |
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation.