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| Keywords: Grumman A-6C TRIM prototype in flight 1968.JPG The U S Navy Grumman A-6C Intruder prototype BuNo 151568 in flight The A-6C was fitted with a forward-looking infra-red and a low-light level television system a ventral TRIM Trails-Roads Interdiction Multisensors pod faired into the lower fuselage Smaller sensors were installed in other locations notably in a teardrop-fairing underneath the windshield on the port side of the forward fuselage The A-6C flew for the first time in December 1968 151568 was not used operationally and is listed as a KA-6D tanker The U S Navy converted 12 A-6As to A-6Cs which were used by Attack Squadron VA-165 in the Vietnam War The 11 surviving aircraft were modified to the A-6E standard between 1975 and 1980 U S Navy A-6C Standard Aircraft Characteristics http //www alternatewars com/SAC/A-6C_Intruder_SAC_-_March_1972 pdf available at http //www alternatewars com/SAC/ alternatewars com 1968 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-6C Intruder | ||||
