A-6Es_VA-65_in_flight_1972.jpeg


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Description Two U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 158531, 158533) from Attack Squadron VA-65 Tigers in flight in August 1972. VA-65 was assigend to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) and had transitioned from the A-6A to the A-6E variant after returning from a deployment in 1972.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7030.029
Author U.S. Navy

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