| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 152614 |
| Military Code: | AC-544 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| C/n (msn): | I-162 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMA(AW)-533 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glenview - NAS (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNBU IATA: - Local: NBU Other: - |
| Event: | NAS Glenview Open House 1987 |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 1987 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 387016 |
| Photo Comment |
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1966: TOS USN as A-6A. From 5/66 to 1968 it served in VA-65, twice deployed for combat in Vietnam. 1968: Converted to A-6B. Deployed again to Vietnam. Ca.1972: Converted to A-6E. From 1977 to 1980 served with VMA (AW)-121. 5/77 to 5/78: Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. 1981: VA-196, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 1987 it began serving the following units: VMA(AW)-533, VMA(AW)-224, VMA(AW)-332 and late 1990 back to VMA(AW)-224, deployed to Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain for Operation Desert Storm. 1992: VA-52 at NAS Whidbey Island. 1/95 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 16 Mar 1999: SOC. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 August 2021, and has since been viewed 314 times. |