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Monochrome picture of Grumman A-6A Intruder 157013 VA-52 ‘Knightriders’ Modex code 501 in black outlined with white. Squadron emblem of medieval knights helmet with plume on forward upper part of tail. Dark color rudder with last two digits’ 01’ of Modex on upper part. Aircraft in gull gray and white with white or unpainted radome on an airfield ramp with wings folded under high angle sunlight. Multiple Ejector Rack (MER) on outer pylon. Tail tip and engine of an EKA-3B Skywarrior behind. Tail code NH of Carrier Air Wing Eleven ‘GO!NAVY’ internet webpage for CVW-11 deployments: www.gonavy.jp/CVW-NHf.html Note; the 1972 & 1974 deployments included VA-52 equipped with A-6A Intruder. After this the squadron is recorded as operating the A-6E. Unfortunately Intruder Bu No157013 is not as yet recorded with VA-52. 1970-1971 record that includes A-6A 157013: www.gonavy.jp/CVW2-NE1970.html A-6A 157013 was with VA-145 'Swordsmen' as Modex 500 when part of Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) code NE aboard CVA-61 USS RANGER October 27, 1970 to June 17, 1971 for an extended Vietnam War deployment. A 1970-1971 Vietnam War period picture of VA-145 ‘Swordsmen’ A-6A Intruder on ‘flickr’ to illustrate how A-6A 157013 would have looked then: www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000/194159354/ A-6A Intruder 157018 in foreground. Wearing hi-viz markings of VA-145 'Swordsmen' with Modex nose code 504 and tail code NE of CVW-2 probably aboard CV-61 USS Ranger around 1970-1971. Sometime during the 1970’s Bu No 157013 was updated from A-6A to A-6E. 1977-1978 record including A-6E 157013: www.gonavy.jp/CVW8-AJ1977.html CVW-8 (code AJ) was embarked on CVN-68 USS NIMITZ from December 1, 1977 to July 20, 1978 for a Mediterranean Sea patrol. A-6E 157013 was with VA-35 ‘Black Panthers’ as Modex 507 during that time. 1978 picture of A-6E 157013: www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1156814/ A-6E 157013 VA-35 ‘Black Panthers’ Modex 507 Tail code AJ Seen onboard USS Nimitz anchored in the Solent off Portsmouth, UK - England 25th June 1978 1978 picture including A-6E 157013: www.planepictures.net/show.php?id=754971 A-6E 157013 VA-35 ‘Black Panthers’ Modex 507 Tail code AJ Seen onboard CVN-68 USS Nimitz anchored. 2 July 1978 As on this website page: www.planepictures.net/search4.cgi?stype=actype&srng=2... 1982 picture of A-6E 157013 with US Marine Corps unit VMA(AW)-224 ‘Bengals’. www.cloud9photography.us/Military-Aviation-11/Grumman-A-6... A-6E 157013 of VMA(AW)-224 ‘Bengals’, Modex 11 & squadron tail code WK with emblem on rudder. Pictured at MCAS Yuma Arizona & dated July 1982. 1983 picture of A-6E 157013 with US Marine Corps A-6 training unit VMAT(AW)-202. www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/Grumman-A-6E-Intrud... A-6E 157013 Modex 09 & squadron tail code KC. VMAT(AW)-202 ‘Double Eagles’ Fleet Replacement Squadron. MCAS Cherry Point MCAS North Carolina, November 9, 1983 1986 record for A-6E 157013: www.gonavy.jp/CVW14-NK1986.html A-6E 157013 was Modex 506 with VA-196 ‘Main Battery’ as part of CVW-14 (code NK) aboard CV-64 USS CONSTELLATION for a short exercise cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean between September 4 & October 20, 1986. 1987 record including A-6E 157013: www.gonavy.jp/CVW14-NK1987.html Still as part of CVW-14 (code NK) aboard CV-64 USS CONSTELLATION, A-6E 157013 of VA-196 ‘Main Battery’ as Modex 506 Deployed with the air wing between April 11 & October 13, 1987 for a Western Pacific, Indian Ocean & Arabian Gulf voyage. 1990 reference to A-6E 157013: www.gonavy.jp/CVW2-NE1990.html CVW-2 (code NE) was assigned CV-61 USS RANGER during the December 8, 1990 to June 8, 1991 for Operations ‘Desert Shield’ & ‘Desert Storm’, A-6E 157013 joined VA-155 ‘Silver Foxes’ as Modex 411 to replace an A-6E during this important war deployment. (Info in GO!NAVY' website is gathered purely on a voluntary basis and may be fragmentary. It is extremely fortunate when there are records of actual aircraft and their serial numbers available. For which recognition and appreciation of Takafumi Hiroe, citizen of Japan and naval air historian for all ‘GO!NAVY’ references is well deserved) A-6E 157013 was retired to the then AMARC via Davis Monthan AFB near Tucson Arizona on 3rd March 1994 and stored with PCN/Inventory No. AN5A0092 & Location code 040204. This was AMARC West. Area 4, Row 2, Position 4. March 2005 picture of A-6E 157013 in the desert air: www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1016374/ A-6E 157013 previously with VA-128, Modex 556 Short code 5A0092 Dated March 15, 2005 VA-128 ‘Golden Intruders' was the US Pacific coast based Fleet Requirements Squadron. So the final operational period of A-6E 157013 was with the training and conversion unit for A-6 aviators and maintenance personnel at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State. May 2008 picture of A-6E 157013: www.airfighters.com/photo/26204/M/USA-Navy/Grumman-A-6E-I... www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Grumman-A-6E-Intruder/... A-6E 157013 (cn I-482) previously with VA-128, Modex 556 NAS Whidbey Island, WA Retired to AMARC 3 March 1994 stored with the PCN/Inventory No. AN5A0092. Short code 5A0092. Dated May 4, 2008 September 2008 picture of A-6E 157013: www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Grumman-A-6E-Intruder/... A-6E 157013 (cn I-482) previously with VA-128, Modex 556 NAS Whidbey Island, WA Retired to AMARC 3 March 1994 & stored with the PCN/Inventory No. AN5A0092. Short code 5A0092. Dated September 29, 2008 By going to this website "AMARC III": www.amarc.info/ Mouse clicking on 'Inventory by type', scroll down to box 'A-6 Intruder', mouse click on it and the most up to date inventory list may be viewed. Inventories dated 15 December 2010, 14 January 2011 & 29 March 2011 recorded 163. A-6 still in storage at what is now AMARG. A list dated 14 Sept 2010 recorded 174 Intruder. Because of recent precautionary restrictions on information only the minimum details of aircraft at AMARG are allowed to be published. All aircraft in all "AMARC III" lists are in arrival date order only. As A-6E 157013 arrival date was March 3, 1994 and is still included on that list so by end of March year 2011 still existed in a desert military compound near Tucson Arizona. Maintain a check on this website as it is regularly updated………. the numbers decrease continually as airframes are disposed of for salvage and scrapping. My extreme thanks to Martyn Swann for "AMARC III"

A-6A, BuNo 155719. Delivered to the US Navy 1969. Assigned VA-165, codex NG-504 1973-1974. Upgraded to A-6E. To VA-165, codex NG-503 1979-1980. To VA-176, codex AE-503 1983-1986. To VMA(AW)-533, codex AC-556 1986-1987. To VA-176, codex AE-503 1989-1990. To VMA(AW)-332, codex EA-512 1990. WFU NAS Norfolk, VA 1994.

Grumman A-6A Intruder 152619 in gull gray and white scheme with gray/white overspray on radome. Below windshield is squadron side code 'Modex' number 846. External fuel tank on outer pylon has gold nose tip and what is interpreted as letter combination VA-128 on rear end. Aft of national insignia is letter combination VA-128. On tail is displayed large angled part emblem of VA-128 ‘Golden Intruders’ in gold & white with angled squadron code NJ after. On base of tail is full Navy Bureau of Aeronautics serial number 152619. Last two digits of Modex ‘46’ on upper extremity of tail above rudder. Gold painted tail tip with black delineating line. Lower rear fuselage of F-8 Crusader behind of VF-24 'Fighting Renegades'. F-4B Phantom II behind possibly with tail code NJ of VF-121 'The Pacemakers'. VA-128 ‘Golden Intruders' was the US Pacific coast based Fleet Requirements Squadron. The training and conversion unit for A-6 aviators and maintenance personnel based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State. As A-6A 152619 came from a 1965-1966 production batch and VA-128 did not exist until 1967, the picture may be dated from 1967 then until 1972. 1973 color picture of A-6A 152619: www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/572159.html A-6A 152619 with VA-35 ‘Black Panthers’ as Modex 501, tail code AJ of CVW-8, assigned to CV-66 USS America. Seen at Barksdale Air Force Base "Open House" Louisiana 1973. Sometime during the mid 1970's Bu No 152619 was converted from A-6A to KA-6D aerial refueling tanker with permanently installed hose and drogue unit in the rear fuselage and majority weapons delivery capability removed. 1977 to 1980 record for KA-6D 152619 with VA-115 'Arabs' as Modex 521: www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1977.html www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1978.html www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1979.html www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1980.html Some time between January 1977 & December 1980 KA-6D 152619 stayed with VA-115 as Modex 521… In 1980 it was replaced by another KA-6D Intruder. This was as part of permanently forward deployed Air Wing CVW-5 (code NF) based at NAF Atsugi in Japan, flying from CV-41 USS MIDWAY, also forward deployed. 1981-1982 record for KA-6D 152619 www.gonavy.jp/CVW9-NG1981.html KA-6D 152619 was with VA-165 'Boomers' as Modex 514 tail code NG of CVW-9 on board CV-64 USS CONSTELLATION from October 20, 1981 to May 23, 1982 for a Western Pacific & Indian Ocean. 1989 -1991 record for KA-6D 152619 with VA-185 'Nighthawks' as Modex 411: www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1989.html www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1990.html www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1991-1.html Some time between January 1989 & December 1991 KA-6D 152619 was with VA-185 as Modex 411. This was as part of permanently forward deployed Air Wing CVW-5 (code NF) based at NAF Atsugi in Japan, assigned to forward deployed CV-41 USS MIDWAY. KA-6D 152619 arrived into desert storage at the then AMARC on 31 January 1992. Given inventory code AN5A0061 & Location code 040117. This was AMARC West, Area 4, Row 1, Position 17. Its last unit before retirement was VA-52 'Knightriders', based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State. Go to this internet website for A-6 Intruders at AMARC/AMARG, (Last visit on 21-8-2008) scroll down to entry KA-6D 152619, click on picture to view aircraft in desert storage: www.supercruise-preserved.nl/w&r/united%20states/amar... Go to this website; "AMARC III": www.amarc.info/ Mouse click on 'Inventory by type', scroll down to box 'A-6 Intruder', mouse click on it and the most up to date inventory list may be viewed. Inventories dated 15 December 2010 & 14 January 2011 & 29 March 2011 recorded 163 A-6 still in storage at what is now AMARG. A list dated 14 Sept 2010 recorded 174 Intruder. Because of recent precautionary restrictions on information only the minimum details of aircraft at AMARG are allowed to be published. All aircraft in all "AMARC III" lists are in arrival date order only. As KA-6D 152619 arrival date was January 31 1992 and is no longer on that list indicates it has been disposed of for salvage and scrapped.