Yes, once the basket got out of shape & lost its aero properties, Katie bar the door. A-6 w/ centerline store pretty stable to tank...just loud as he** from the engines. Best was the old KA-3 Skywarrior; smooth, stable, easy...like taking milk from Momma.
Haha...had my helmet turned sideways on my head (nose in ear-protector) when I was stupidly standing upright in the waist cat when they shot off an A6. (Everyone else ducked,but I was enjoying the show...:)
They were still using occasional Whales, Vigilantes, and Crusaders when in (recons)