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First Flight of the Intruder

Spill was kind enough to remind me that today marks the anniversary of the first flight of theGrumman A2F-1 Intruder, more popularly known by its post-1962 designation, the A-6. Given that our dad was flying in an A-6A the very day we were born, we’ve always had a strong affinity for the Intruder. And as…

Spill was kind enough to remind me that today marks the anniversary of the first flight of theGrumman A2F-1 Intruder, more popularly known by its post-1962 designation, the A-6.

Given that our dad was flying in an A-6A the very day we were born, we’ve always had a strong affinity for the Intruder.

And as someone not overly blessed in the looks department, we’ve also liked that the Intruder may have been ugly, but it got the job done.

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  1. Mark Morgan

    “the Intruder may have been ugly, but it got the job done.”
    ABSOLUTELY!
    ex- VA-52, VA-42

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  2. Xbradtc

    Mark, my coauthor here, Jason, sent me a copy of your magnificent operational history of the A-6. And it included some notes of your interview with my father, Art Barie, of his time in VA-35 during their first combat cruise in 1966-67.
    Many thanks to you and Rick for such a wonderful work.

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  3. Mark Morgan

    You’re more than welcome and thanks for the complement. I was thrilled I was able to interview your father when I had the chance. Moving back to Whidbey in mid ’96 to care for my parents made it a lot easier to track down and talk with him and many of the other legends of the medium attack community.

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  4. Esli

    I’ve always liked the look of the A6 and the more bombs slung under the wings, the better.

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  5. thebronze

    Fighter Pilots make movies.
    Attack Pilots make history!

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