Grumman A-6 Intruders (Tucson, Arizona)

USA / Arizona / Littletown / Tucson, Arizona
 military, aircraft
The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as a replacement for the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider. A specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6B Prowler, remains in service as of 2007. As the A-6 was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission taken over by the now retired F-14 Tomcat equipped with LANTIRN.

The EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing aircraft manufactured by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corporation as a modification of the basic A-6 Intruder airframe.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-6_Intruder
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Coordinates:   32°10'3"N   110°51'57"W

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  • Sorry again folks, nothing but A-6's here, no S-3 Vikes
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