This is the Star Warrior CS for Lex's wonderful A-6 Intruder
This is the Grumman A-6 Prowler VAQ-209 "Star Warriors"- are a squadron based at Naval Air Facility Washington, D.C., Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
The two-seat Grumman A-6 Intruder, an all-weather, Vietnam-era attack airplane for the U.S. Navy, later became the four-seat, advanced electronic warfare Prowler, which added two electronic countermeasures officers behind the pilot and bombardier/navigator. The arm extending from the front of the aircraft and visible through the windscreen is a probe to take on fuel in flight.
Today, in addition to the Star Warriors, the A-6 operates out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. These Prowlers periodically operate aboard the Navy's aircraft carriers, one of which, the USS George Washington, has a squadron forward-deployed at Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan
This is the Grumman A-6 Prowler VAQ-209 "Star Warriors"- are a squadron based at Naval Air Facility Washington, D.C., Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
The two-seat Grumman A-6 Intruder, an all-weather, Vietnam-era attack airplane for the U.S. Navy, later became the four-seat, advanced electronic warfare Prowler, which added two electronic countermeasures officers behind the pilot and bombardier/navigator. The arm extending from the front of the aircraft and visible through the windscreen is a probe to take on fuel in flight.
Today, in addition to the Star Warriors, the A-6 operates out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. These Prowlers periodically operate aboard the Navy's aircraft carriers, one of which, the USS George Washington, has a squadron forward-deployed at Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan
