Incredible airframe in both EW, tanker, and bomber. Now they’ll have to make do with a less capable super hornet variant.
The Navy never had a plane with such loiter endurance and a load. 3 intruders was equal to a B-52. They wanted a stealth A-12 that was a failure. But to clear the way they dumped most of the A6-Es into the ocean off St Augustine. Many of them were almost -brand new- and others were functionally new and re-engined and re-winged.
[they dumped most of the A6-Es into the ocean off St Augustine]
Dang
I remember that.What a waste.
Despite the resemblance, the A-6 and EA-6 were entirely different airframes and engines.