[Hickory Shampoo]

I've been perusing my old copies of World Air Power Journal and just happened to pick up the Spring 1993 volume, which features the A-6/EA-6 and has a ton of photos. I'd like to see...

- YA2F-1/YA-6A pre-production prototype with da-glo orange tail, wingtips (no photo)

- Rare A-6A in a top-side dark green camo; belly, underside of wings were white and the bottom half of the radome was black. According to the caption, this scheme was evaluated in 1966 on Intruders from the Kitty Hawk, Constellation and Enterprise to hide from MiGs. (no photo)

- EA-6A (altered A-6A) ICAP II testbed, BuNo. 156482; all white with red/white/blue cheatline and tail flash with yellow lightning bolts on the tail pod and a black panther under the canopy (no photo)

- A-6F Intrder II prototype; all white with red-trimmed blue cheatline and tail stripe


- A-6 lo-vis 2-tone desert camo; Desert Storm era (unable to find a decent pic online)

- VA-34 "Blue Blasters" full-color logo on tail (ditto)

- VA-115 "Eagles"


- VA-196 "Main Battery" - This was one scheme I liked. The other (couldn't find it online) is a black spade in a red circle with the multi-color spades on the rudder.


- VMFA-533 "Hawks" blue tail/white hawk/checkered rudder

[David Hingtgen]

Actual photos of that VA-196 scheme seem non-existant. I was only aware of that variation without the spades on the rudder. But I have found it was the reference for the decal sheet for Monogram's 1/48 kit, so there's quite a few pics of models with that scheme:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...as/gal3353.htm

[Hickory Shampoo]

Originally Posted by David Hingtgen

Actual photos of that VA-196 scheme seem non-existant. I was only aware of that variation without the spades on the rudder. But I have found it was the reference for the decal sheet for Monogram's 1/48 kit, so there's quite a few pics of models with that scheme:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...as/gal3353.htm

That would be the one I was referring to! Nice job.

[David Hingtgen]

I'd be surprised if the real one was actually red, I'd bet money on it being orange, and various decals/photos being off.

[Aircrafty]

I'd like to see an Intruder done up in a ski mask scheme - sorta like the real ones

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Aircrafty

I'd like to see an Intruder done up in a ski mask scheme - sorta like the real ones

Intruders wearing ski masks are called Burglars

[Aircrafty]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Intruders wearing ski masks are called Burglars

That's when they're not being murderers, rapists etc.

[mustangdriver]

Originally Posted by Hickory Shampoo

I've been perusing my old copies of World Air Power Journal and just happened to pick up the Spring 1993 volume, which features the A-6/EA-6 and has a ton of photos. I'd like to see...

- YA2F-1/YA-6A pre-production prototype with da-glo orange tail, wingtips (no photo)

- Rare A-6A in a top-side dark green camo; belly, underside of wings were white and the bottom half of the radome was black. According to the caption, this scheme was evaluated in 1966 on Intruders from the Kitty Hawk, Constellation and Enterprise to hide from MiGs. (no photo)

- EA-6A (altered A-6A) ICAP II testbed, BuNo. 156482; all white with red/white/blue cheatline and tail flash with yellow lightning bolts on the tail pod and a black panther under the canopy (no photo)

- A-6F Intrder II prototype; all white with red-trimmed blue cheatline and tail stripe


- A-6 lo-vis 2-tone desert camo; Desert Storm era (unable to find a decent pic online)

- VA-34 "Blue Blasters" full-color logo on tail (ditto)

- VA-115 "Eagles"


- VA-196 "Main Battery" - This was one scheme I liked. The other (couldn't find it online) is a black spade in a red circle with the multi-color spades on the rudder.


- VMFA-533 "Hawks" blue tail/white hawk/checkered rudder

The aircraft in that first shot is now preserved on the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York City. It is still in those colors.