VA-35 "Black Panthers" Intruder over the USS Saratoga CV-60 flight deck

ca. 1980: TOS USMC, assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. From ca.8/90 to ca.3/91: Deployed for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By 2000: VMAQ-4 at Cherry Point. By 5/06: Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142) at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 22 March 2011: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 7 June 2012: SOC.

VAQ-133 "Wizards" Prowler over CV-59 USS Forrestal flightdeck.

ca. 1980: TOS USN. By 1988: Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 8/90: VAQ-132 at Whidbey and later that year deployed about USS Saratoga for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By 9/02: VAQ-129 at Whidbey. By 2009: VAQ-138 at Whidbey. By August 2010: VAQ-137 at Whidbey. By 2016: MCAS Cherry Point with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2). Still active with the USMC as late as April 2017, but may be replaced by EA-18G by now.

Ca.1979: TOS USN. By 5/94: Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By 2002: Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 2008: VMAQ-2. VMAQ-2 was deactivated on 8 March 2019, and six days later this plane flew to Washington, DC to be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum.

VA-34 "Blue Blasters" squadron Intruder seen onboard CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower wearing a low-viz grey livery.

Ca. 1979: TOS USN, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 140 (VAQ-14), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By August 1990: VAQ-130 at Whidbey; later deployed on USS John F. Kennedy for combat in Operation Desert Storm. By 1994: VAQ-132 at Whidbey. By 2003: Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 (VMAQ-4), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By September 2005: Back at Whidbey with VAQ-135. 3 March 2006: 3/3/06: Suffered an engine failure during a low-level training flight over northeastern Oregon. All four crew members safely ejected.

VA-35 "Black Panthers" Intruder sunbathing over the CV-60 USS Saratoga flightdeck.

ca. 1977: TOS USN, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 8/80: VAQ-129, NAS Whidbey. By April 1983: VAQ-131, Whidbey. By 8/86: VAQ-134, also at Whidbey. By 7/93: VAQ-309 at Whidbey. By 8/04: VAQ-138 at Whidbey. By 6/08: Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 (VMAQ-1), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. On 8 April 2011: SOC.

Intruder of VA-35 "Black Panthers" showing us some electronics over the flight deck of "Super Sara" CV-60.

Ca.1976: TOS USN. Assigned to Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD. By 6/78: Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 3/84: Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMQ-2), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By 5/90: VAQ-142, NAS Whidbey Island. By 2007: VAQ-135. The plane had at least two deployments to the Mid-East for combat, the last one being in June 2007 with USS Nimitz. By 2010: VMAQ-1, MCAS Cherry Point. By 11/10: VAQ-129, NAS Whidbey Island. 2 Nov 2012: SOC.

1974: TOS USN. By 1977: Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1982: VA-34, NAS Oceana, VA. 1985: VA-65, NAS Oceana. 1987: Returned to VA-34. 1994: VA-128, NAS Whidbey Island. 18 October 1994: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

31 Dec 1969: TOS USN. May/70: Weapons Systems, NATC, NAS Patuxent River, MD. November/70: Grumman Bethpage for modifications. January/71: VAQ-129, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1974: Strike Aircraft Naval Test Center, NAS Patuxent River. September/79: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. August/80: NARF, NAS Alameda, CA. Ca. October/80: VAQ-129. August/85: Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River. From July/86 to October/96: Rotated among squadrons at Whidbey. November/96: VX-23, NAS Patuxent River. June/98: VX-9, NAS China Lake, CA. By April/02: VX-23. 3 June 2010: Ferried to the National Naval Aviation Museum as the oldest active EA-6B.

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.

1969: TOS USN as A-6A. 1970: Converted A-6C; assigned to VA-145, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Early 1970 to mid-1971: Deployed to Vietnam on board the USS Ranger. 1971: VA-165, NAS Whidbey. 1973: VA-34, NAS Oceana. Ca. 1076: to A-6E. 1983: VMA(AW)-224, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Late 1983: VMA(AW)-332 at Cherry Point. 1985: VMA(AW)-242, MCAS Iwakuni. 3/86: squadron relocated to MCAS El Toro, CA. Fall 1986: VMA(AW)-224 at Cherry Point. Ca.9/90 to ca/2/91: Deployed to Bahrain for Operation Desert Storm. 4/95: WFU, to Grumman, St. Augustine, FL, where it was salvaged and used as artificial reef.

1969: TOS USMC as A-6A; assigned to VMA(AW)-225, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 1970: Converted to A-6C and VMA(AW)-225 deployed with it to Da Nang Air Base. 1971: VMA(AW)-533, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. 1972 to 9/73: Deployed to Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong, Thailand, for combat over Vietnam, before returning to Iwakuni. 11/75: VMA(AW)-533 moved to Cherry Point. Ca.1976: Upgraded to A-6E. By 1980: VA-165, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1981: VA-196 at Whidbey. Mid-1982: VMA(AW)-121, MCAS El Toro, CA. By 1988: VA-155, Whidbey. 1992: VA-65 at NAS Oceana, VA. 10/94: WFU at NAS Norfolk, VA.