The A-6 Intruder was a twinjet, all-weather attack aircraft developed by Grumman for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. ✅ Key points about the A-6 Intruder: • First flight: 1960 • Entered service: 1963 • Role: Long-range, carrier-based attack aircraft (all-weather, day/night capability) • Engines: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojets • Crew: 2 (pilot bombardier/navigator) • Range: Over 1,000 miles with heavy payloads • Weapons: Could carry a wide variety of bombs, mines, rockets, and later precision-g

7.8K views · 772 reactions | The Columbia Aircraft Corp. of Valley Stream, N.Y., built the Grumman-designed J2F-6 Duck on display. Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard on June 9, 1945, it became surplus in 1946. Afterward it had a series of civilian owners and "starred" in several films, including "Murphy's War" of the early 1970s. This aircraft is painted to represent one of the rescue OA-12s the USAF acquired in 1948. | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

192K views · 10K reactions | Scenes from the Grumman A-6E roll-out with Greg Smith USN Retired accompanied by his wife, Michele. Greg was the last Navy Pilot to fly this aircraft! | Castle Air Museum | Facebook