Grumman A-6E Intruder - Seattle, WA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Grumman A-6E Intruder. The Museum of Flight website contains a page devoted to this aircraft and it reads:

During the Korean War, the U.S. needed rugged jet aircraft suited for attack missions. The A-6 was designed as a tough and versatile all-weather attack bomber to fill this role. Major improvements in avionics and hardware have made the Intruder the workhorse of the Navy and Marine Corps for over 30 years -- from Vietnam to beyond Desert Storm.

The Museum's A-6E entered service in 1972. It has flown with nine Navy squadrons including bombing missions over Iraq during the first Gulf War. The plane is painted in the scheme of a VA-52 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk. That A-6 Intruder, named "Viceroy 502," was lost over Vietnam in 1972.

This aircraft loan courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola, Florida.

A nearby placard also highlights this A-6E Intruder in more detail and reads:

A Versatile Attack Aircraft
During the Korean War of the early 1950s, the United States military needed rugged jet aircraft suited for attack missions. The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation developed the A-6 intruder to fill this role. the aircraft had advanced avionics, an efficient wing design, and heavy payload capacity. The A-6 deployed from aircraft carriers as well as land bases to operate wherever it was needed.

The A-6 first saw action in Vietnam, flown by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots. The A-6E varient, introduced in 1971, featured improved navigation systems and the ability to launch precision-guided missiles. The Navy and Marine Corps used Intruders until 1997.

The Museum's A-6E Intruder
The Museum's A-6E entered service in 1973. It flesw with nine U.S. Navy squadrons and performed combat missions over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. This aircraft has been on loan to The Museum of Flight from the National Museum of Naval Aviation since 1995.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Grumman A-6E Intruder Tail Number: (S/N): 158794 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight - Aviation Pavilion inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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