A-6A_Intruders_of_VA-196_dropping_Mk_82_bombs_over_Vietnam_on_20_December_1968_(NNAM.1996.253.7047.013).jpg


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Description Two U.S. Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder aircraft (BuNo 154148, 154155) from Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) "Main Battery" dropping Mk 82 227 kg (500 lbs) bombs over Vietnam. VA-196 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for a deployment to Vietnam from 29 May 1968 to 31 January 1969.
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Source scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813 , p. 189. U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.1996.253.7047.013
Author U.S. Navy

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