Operation Prairie Fire, launched in March 1986, was a response by the U.S. Navy to hostile actions from Libyan forces that had fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) at American aircraft that had ...
Arguably the most distinctive feature of the A-6 was its side-by-side cockpit configuration, which of course was quite uncommon for military aircraft. The A-6 Intruder was not regarded for its ...
The A-6 made her maiden flight on 19 April 1960 and was officially introduced into USN/USMC service in 1963, making history (bad pun intended vis-a-vis the movie quote in my opening paragraph) as the ...
RICHMOND, Ind. — Mike Nocton watched intently Sunday as the A-6E Intruder progressed across plywood — laid to prevent the 26,000-pound airplane from bogging in the soggy turf — toward a cement pad at ...