To: aculeus
Hate to see this happen if they are decommissioned.
BTW, has the A-6 Intruder been decommissioned?
4 posted on
05/27/2003 7:27:33 AM PDT by
rvoitier
(There's too many ALs in this world: Al Qaeda Al Jezeera Al Gore Al Sharpton Al Franken)
To: rvoitier
Yes, it was decommissioned after the first Gulf War. The last squadron to fly A-6's gave up their planes about 5 years ago (I think). But truthfully the F/A-18 with the JDAMS has stepped into the A-6's shoes quite well.
11 posted on
05/27/2003 7:33:39 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave)
To: rvoitier
BTW, has the A-6 Intruder been decommissioned?Yes, February 1997.
To: rvoitier
The A-6 is long gone. Too slow, too expensive to maintain, compared to the F-18. Same reason the NAVAIR is getting rid of my beloved Tomcat; another big mistake.
14 posted on
05/27/2003 7:35:25 AM PDT by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: rvoitier
Unfortunately, the A-6 is gone. The only A-6 variant left is the EA-6 Prowler. the A-6 was a hell of a good ground support aircraft.
30 posted on
05/27/2003 7:47:44 AM PDT by
wjcsux
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