A-6 Intruder USMC Historical and five were drafted into

and five were drafted into the Army Transport Command as C-75 military transports

and modified to incorporate a large weapons bay together with new avionics and utility systems

North American T-6 Texan model

known originally as the Fieseler Fi 103

Months of combat followed and the A

A-6 Intruder USMC Historical and five were drafted intoGrumman A 6 Intruder airplane model. The first Intruders, the A 6A, first saw combat in March l965 in Vietnam, operating from the USS Independence. From that point on, Intruders of various models became heavily involved in the fighting in Southeast Asia. On February 27, l970, Grumman flew the first example of the A6 E, an advanced, upgraded version of the A 6A aircraft. The A6 E had two 9,300 lb thrust Pratt &amp, Whitney J52 P 8B turbojets, giving