The US Navy’s A-6 Intruder Hauled 18,000 Pounds of Bombs and Pulled 5g Turns Fully Loaded. From 1963 to 1997, Only the B-52 Could Carry More

The US Navy’s A-6 Intruder Hauled 18,000 Pounds of Bombs and Pulled 5g Turns Fully Loaded. From 1963 to 1997, Only the B-52 Could Carry More

Pilots called the side-by-side two-seater 'the Drumstick.' Its DIANE radar painted the terrain on a green screen for night attacks, and later FLIR let it drop 28 laser-guided bombs one at a time. 693 were built; 17 crewmen earned the Navy Cross in Vietnam.