Aircraft Photo of 159181 | Grumman A-6E Intruder (G-128) | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #388599
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:159181
Military Code:04
Other Marks:STRIKE
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 (G-128)
C/n (msn):I-542
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Chicago - O'Hare InternationalMap
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KORD   IATA: ORD   Local: ORD   Other: -
Event:Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Open House -1990
 
Photo Date:19 May 1990
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 388599
Photo Comment

1974: TOS USN. By 1977: VA-115, NAS Yokosuka, Japan. 1977: VA-95, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1982: VA-145, also at Whidbey. 1988: Strike University, Naval Surface Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, NV. The plane was withdrawn from service in 1995, scrapped and dumped in the Atlantic Ocean as an artificial reef.

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