A-6 Intruder / VMA-533 Experimental and Prototypes The 727-200 was standard with

The 727-200 was standard with three 14

Cessna decided it needed a high performance

50 caliber machine guns and four 20 mm cannons

It could be quickly converted to a 50-litter medical evacuation transport

The A-10 has a secondary mission of supporting search and rescue and Special Forces operations

A-6 Intruder / VMA-533 Experimental and Prototypes The 727-200 was standard withVMA 533 Grumman 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,