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| Keywords: A-6A VA-65 at NAS North Island 1966.jpeg A U S Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder BuNo 151816 from Attack Squadron VA-65 Tigers on the ground at Naval Air Station North Island California USA in 1966 The aircraft is camouflaged just out of NARF Paint Shop VA-65 was assigned to Attak Carrier Air Wing 15 CVW-15 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation CVA-64 for a deployment to Vietnam from 12 May to 3 December 1966 The U S Navy experimented with aircraft camouflage and painted half of the aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 CVW-15 with dark green colours to blend in with the Vietnamese jungle The results proved inconclusive for the U S Navy whereas the U S Air Force concluded that the camouflage was effective U S Navy planes would not be camouflaged until the 1980s <br>The A-6A 151816 was hit by ground fire while attacking Hoi Thuong Barracks North Vietnam and crashed at sea on 25 June 1966 N 18 44' 40 N 105 47' 33 E The crew ejected and were able to communicate via emergency radios during their parachute descent After hitting the water the crew came under mortar fire from the beach Search and rescue efforts were initiated immediately One of the SAR aircraft A-4C 149567 VA-146 USS Ranger CVA-61 was shot down but two of the three crewmen A-6 pilot LtCdr Richard M Weber and and the A-4 pilot Lt F H Magee were picked up by U S Navy helicopters No trace of the A-6 bombardier-navigator Lt JG Charles W Marik was found and it was suspected that he had been hit and killed by enemy fire http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 1424 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7030 015 1966 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-6A Intruder Attack Squadron 65 United States Navy Naval Air Station North Island in the 1960s | ||||
