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1966 |
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Constructed as an A-6A. |
1966 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152603. |
By 1966 |
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Transferred to Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 202 (VMA (AW)-202), MCAS Cherry Point, NC.
Operated with markings: DT-3 |
November 1966 |
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Base of operations changed.
Da Nang, Vietnam, combat missions for almost four years. |
12 September 1970 |
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Base of operations changed.
MCAS El Toro, CA. |
1971 |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85), Whidbey Island, WA,.
Operated with markings: AA-5xx |
13 December 1973 |
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Converted to an A-6E. |
1977 |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) Golden Intruders, Whidbey Island, WA.
Operated with markings: NJ-820 |
9 February 1979 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 5A0020. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152603. |
18 June 1990 |
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Upgraded under Systems/Weapons Improvement Program (SWIP). |
1991 |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176), USS Forestal.
Operated with markings: AE-5xx
Flew combat missions during Desert Storm. |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) Golden Intruders, Whidbey Island, WA. |
From 1993 to 1994 |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85), Whidbey Island, WA.
Operated with markings: AB-507 |
By 1995 |
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To Richmond Municipal, Richmond, IN.
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Apparently this plane is displayed with a substitute vertical stabilizer and rudder. According to the Intruder Association: Permanently on display in the NAS Whidbey Island Officers Club is a vertical stabilizer and rudder from BUNO 152603 (complete with working anti-collision light). Listed, by year, on the starboard side are 1,937 names of Category 1 Pilots and B/Ns who have been trained throughout the thirty-two years of VA-128s existence (including that time as a detachment of VAH-123). On the port side is listed the names of GOLDEN INTRUDER aircrew plank owners and the names of the aircrew who stood The Last Watch. |
11 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Paul Buchanan
Notes: Taken at Richmond Municipal Airport in Richmond, Indiana. |
11 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Paul Buchanan |
18 April 2013 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
24 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Robert Bryden |
24 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Robert Bryden |
10 April 2022 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to Veterans Memorial Park, Richmond Municipal, Richmond, IN.
Moved to Veterans Memorial Park in Richmond Indiana.
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15 April 2022 |
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Photographer: Justin Mitchell |
15 April 2022 |
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Photographer: Justin Mitchell |
15 April 2022 |
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Photographer: Justin Mitchell |
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To Wayne County Indiana Veterans Memorial Park, Richmond Municipal, Richmond, IN.
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