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 The plane was withdrawn from service in 1995, scrapped and dumped in the Atlantic Ocean as an artificial reef.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.

8/68: TOS USN as A-6A, assigned to Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1969: VA-196, also at Whidbey. 1977: Converted to A-6E. Changed squadrons at Whidbey 5 more times before 1987 (VA-145, VA-196, VA-128, VA-145, VA-196) when it was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons 5 (VX-5) at China Lake for two years before being sent back to VA-196 at Whidbey. While with VA-196 the plane was deployed on the USS Independence for combat in Operation Desert Storm. It was finally acquired by the Naval Aviation Museum in May 1994.

1968: TOS USMS as A-6A, and assigned to VMA(AW)-225 at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 1/69: Deployed to Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam. During 1969 the plane was sent to join VMA(AW)-533 of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, while it was deployed to Chu Lai Air Base in Vietnam. From 1970 to May 1971: VMA(AW)-225 at Da Nang. 5/71: VMA(AW)-225 rotated back to MCAS El Toro, CA. 6/72: VMA(AW)-242 El Toro. Ca.1976: Converted to A-6E. By 1977: VA-35, NAS Oceana, VA. By 1987: VA-128, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1995: VA-115 at NAS Yokosuka, Japan. 22 Jul 1996: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage. 12/00: SOC and scrapped.

8/68: TOS USN as A-6A, assigned to Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1969: VA-196, also at Whidbey. 1977: Converted to A-6E. Changed squadrons at Whidbey 5 more times before 1987 (VA-145, VA-196, VA-128, VA-145, VA-196) when it was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons 5 (VX-5) at China Lake for two years before being sent back to VA-196 at Whidbey. While with VA-196 the plane was deployed on the USS Independence for combat in Operation Desert Storm. It was finally acquired by the Naval Aviation Museum in May 1994.

Ca. 1966: TOS USN as A-6A. Ca. 1972: Upgraded to A-6E. By 1976: Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75), NAS Oceana, VA. 1980: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Ca.1985: VA-95, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 1987: VA-165, also at Whidbey. 1990: VA-155, NAS Whidbey. Fall 1990: Deployed aboard USS Ranger to fight in Operation Desert Storm. 18 Jan 1991: Downed over Kuwait by anti-aircraft. The two crew safely ejected but were killed by enemy forces after landing; their bodies were later recovered.

1966: TOS USN as A-6A. From 5/66 to 1968 it served in VA-65, twice deployed for combat in Vietnam. 1968: Converted to A-6B. Deployed again to Vietnam. Ca.1972: Converted to A-6E. From 1977 to 1980 served with VMA (AW)-121. 5/77 to 5/78: Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. 1981: VA-196, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 1987 it began serving the following units: VMA(AW)-533, VMA(AW)-224, VMA(AW)-332 and late 1990 back to VMA(AW)-224, deployed to Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain for Operation Desert Storm. 1992: VA-52 at NAS Whidbey Island. 1/95 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 16 Mar 1999: SOC.

1966: TOS USMC and assigned to VMA(AW)-202, at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 11/66: Deployed to Da Nang Vietnam until 9/70 when the squadron was transferred to MCAS El Toro, CA. 1971: VA-85, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 12/73: Upgraded to A-6E. 1977: VA-128, NAS Whidbey. 2/79: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. By 1990: TOS USN and upgraded under SWIP. By 1991: VA-176 aboard the USS Forrestal, flying missions in Operation Desert Storm. 1993-1994: VA-85. By 1995 the plane was placed on display at the Richmond, IN airport. 10 Apr 2022: Moved to Veterans Memorial Park, Richmond, IN

1966: TOS USN as A-6A and assigned to VA-65, NAS Oceana, VA. 5/66 to12/66: Deployed aboard the USS Constellation for combat in South Vietnam. 12/66: VA-42, NAS Oceana. 1967: VA-35, also at Oceana. After 6/70: Converted to a KA-6D tanker. 1971: VA-115, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Through 1990 also at Whidbey with VA-145, VA-52 at Whidbey and VA-85. VA-85 deployed aboard USS America for Operation Desert Storm from late 1990 to Spring 1991. By 11/91: National Naval Aviation Museum and stored on their ramp. 11/98: Loaned to NAS Alameda, CA for display. 10/08: On loan with the Battleship Alabama.

Photographer A. Watanabe.