A-6 Intruder - In The Movies

An overview of the A-6 Intruder and where to see it in the movies.
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Flight of the Intruder 1991
The Final Countdown 1980
We Were Soldiers 2002
Rescue Dawn 2006
Hot Shots 1991
Top Gun 1986
Behind Enemy Lines 2001
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  • @wileytype1886
    @wileytype1886 Жыл бұрын

    My Dad played Jake Grafton in Flight of the Intruder, and the movie has always been close to my heart (I was born during production). We lost him February of last year, and we miss him dearly. It's always nice to see his work is appreciated. The developers of War Thunder released the A-6 as DLC recently, and included the callsign of "Cool Hand" as an player title in the game. Pretty neat.

  • @nymets1104

    @nymets1104

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear about your father. Flight of the intruder has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid and I still watch it at least once a year still. Thank you for sharing

  • @braddblk

    @braddblk

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry about your father. I several books were written with Jake Grafton and I always pictured your dad in my head. I worked on A-6's for about 12 years and VA-196 was the first squadron I deployed with on the USS Enterprise so the books and movie were always a favorite.

  • @utley

    @utley

    10 ай бұрын

    your dad was Brad Johnson?

  • @wileytype1886

    @wileytype1886

    10 ай бұрын

    @@utley Yes.

  • @moappleseider1699

    @moappleseider1699

    10 ай бұрын

    I was sorry to hear about your dad. "Flight of the Intruder" and "Always" are 2 of my favorite movies.

  • @Lord.Kiltridge
    @Lord.Kiltridge Жыл бұрын

    For anyone interested, there is no difference between a "wild weasel" and an "iron hand" missions, other than that the former is USN and the latter is USAF.

  • @BobSmith-dk8nw

    @BobSmith-dk8nw

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes. Missions were essentially the same but the aircraft were of course different. I also suspect that the Air Force and the Navy had different ways of doing things as they usually do. One thing about the Air Force - was that it used F-100's, F-105's and F-4's - which were designed as Fighters - whereas the Navy used A-6's - which were designed as Attack Aircraft. I would imagine that this fact would result in at least slightly different ways of doing things - though I do not know what those differences might have been. All the Aircraft used had two crew members - but - for the F-100 and F-105 - they did not originally have two crew positions - so they were modified. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief#Wild_Weasel I'm unsure of how much other modifications might have been made to these aircraft .

  • @PolarizedMechs

    @PolarizedMechs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BobSmith-dk8nw The modification was more the electronic gear. The F-100F and F-105F were originally built as conversion trainers for the single-seaters; they predate the Wild Weasel program.

  • @TheDoorspook11c

    @TheDoorspook11c

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe Iron Hand was the first Anti Radiation missions conducted. USAF. Wild Weasle came later as task based variants were made for the F4G.

  • @TheDoorspook11c

    @TheDoorspook11c

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@PolarizedMechs You're correct. The 100's and 104's were Iron hand. And they suffered horrible odds and loses. When the F4 came online it gave some unique benefits but the biggest was yhe ability to carry a large AR weapon load and E package.

  • @Nghilifa

    @Nghilifa

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BobSmith-dk8nw The Navy also used A-4 Skyhawks for the Iron Hand mission, as they were also capable of firing the AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile, they usually flew Iron Hand missions during the day, whilst A-6 Intruders flew them at night (they were also capable of carrying the AGM-87 Standard anti-radiation missile, the A-6s that is).

  • @ducksoff7236
    @ducksoff7236 Жыл бұрын

    It's weird. When I was younger I thought it was ugly and I hated it. Now I think its beautiful and love it. People can change.

  • @nathanpaquette877

    @nathanpaquette877

    3 ай бұрын

    I saw an A6 sticking out of the hangar when I first got to hangar 122 and I thought... pregnant June bug? I grew to love the A6 of course. I think it looks dangerous now lol!

  • @bradg7701

    @bradg7701

    2 ай бұрын

    When you realize most planes can't go supersonic with bombs on them, and have trouble in bad weather, and can't carry so many bombs, you understand the Intruder was a cool plane.

  • @nymets1104
    @nymets1104 Жыл бұрын

    "You see, flying Iron Hand is kinda my thing" -Virgil Cole 1971

  • @Jawanaka
    @Jawanaka Жыл бұрын

    Nice to include so many scenes from the best naval aviation movie ever made, by which I of course mean Hot Shots

  • @razor6888

    @razor6888

    Жыл бұрын

    LMAO awesome comment, you made my day ! Thank you for it.

  • @DrownedInExile

    @DrownedInExile

    Жыл бұрын

    "Let's settle this the old Navy way. First one to die, loses!"

  • @dinorocker8647

    @dinorocker8647

    Жыл бұрын

    I love that movie, but for more realistic Naval aviation films I love Top Gun and Flight of The Intruder, all those movies are just great fun all around.

  • @BoraHorzaGobuchul

    @BoraHorzaGobuchul

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dinorocker8647 what's realistic about top gun?

  • @davido1953

    @davido1953

    Жыл бұрын

    his stock dropped on that display

  • @kevinjohnson7647
    @kevinjohnson7647 Жыл бұрын

    I worked on A-6s for eight years. It was a rugged airplane and could absorb damage that would bring down almost anything else. It was relatively easy to work on and fairly reliable. When the A-6s were retired I moved on to F-14s and despite both being designed and built by Grumman the two airplanes were very different. F-14s were sexy when the were flying, but, a total pain in the ass to work on. I do miss the A-6.

  • @Clean97gti

    @Clean97gti

    Жыл бұрын

    It's funny to think that the Superhornet replaced both the Tomcat and the Intruder but couldn't really do the main job of either. The '18 doesn't have the speed of the Tomcat or the long range reach. She also doesn't have the ordnance capacity of the Intruder or the same ability to loiter on station. I'd love to see Northrop Grumman get the chance to build new Intruders like the A6F, but with some new body panels to make her more harder to hit with MANPADs. New engines. New avionics and electronics. Lower cost than the mess that is the F35.

  • @robertthomas1286

    @robertthomas1286

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Clean97gti politics had everything to do with the A-6F and G not being built. Sadly, in todays integrated air defense systems, it would need more than just a few mods. It would need to be a totally new aircraft from the ground up. A 6th gen airframe to be precise. No more iron tadpole. I was in the last East Coast Intruder Squadron, VA-75, and went on their last two deployments. It was and still is my favorite airframe. I went on to work on EA-6Bs and all variants of F/A-18s. The Super Hornets were built to truly replace the Intruders and not really Tomcats. We needed something to tank the baby Hornets. That combined with the babies limited range and ordinance load pushed the Super Hornet being created. When the maintenance costs of the Tomcat grew to large, it was a no brainer to have Supers replace the Tomcats as well. Way cheaper than contracting for a new airframe. Considering the costs the F-35 grew to, it wasn’t a totally bad call to get us to the next airframe. The Super Hornet and Growler are way better than most people realize though. Still, it would have been awesome to see an Intruder 2 flying over Afghanistan and Iraq.

  • @Clean97gti

    @Clean97gti

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robertthomas1286 the A6F models were going to be mostly new anyways. I remember reading that the remaining A6E's were kind of at the end of their useful life having been upgraded a couple times to begin with. That's what the F model was going to do was incorporate a completely new avionics and electronics package along with the new F404 turbofans the Hornets used. So yes it was going to be new build aircraft. But that's what the Superhornet ended up being anyway, plus the extra hours because the Navy no longer had aircraft with adequate fuel capacity. The F14 could go farther or faster. The A6s could go farther or stay longer. The F model would have included a new hardpoint on each side for even more capacity. In terms of 6th gen, maybe. Even the F35 has external hardpoints. The understanding is that for lower level attack missions, stealth isn't that important because you can see them. That's a perfect role for the A6. She'd need a new stealthier dress with some radar absorbing makeup, but for CAS or even ground attack and anti-SAM missions, there still isn't much better.

  • @TheTrueAdept

    @TheTrueAdept

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Clean97gti no, the sad reality is that the environment has changed. A completely new design is going to be needed because the new requirements of the battlefield mean a completely different design philosophy. Stealth only works with certain shapes (meaning stealth aircraft are all going to look the same more or less), you'll need to stay at high altitudes or get easily shot down, you'll need an immense sensor suite because you'll be unable to use your eyes to send your ordinance down-range, you'll need a somewhat powerful computer to run everything, and you'll need damn good electronic warfare gear integrated too. ... and that's ignoring the lesson that people are constantly ignoring: you can't fight a semi-competent (or better) IADS from the air, you can only fight it _from the ground_ (or via artillery).

  • @manhalen7046
    @manhalen7046 Жыл бұрын

    I always thought Flight of the Intruder was a seriously underrated movie.

  • @mr6johnclark
    @mr6johnclark Жыл бұрын

    Fighter pilots make Movies... Bomber Pilots make HISTORY.

  • @FirstDagger

    @FirstDagger

    Жыл бұрын

    Do Fighter-Bomber pilots make History Movies or Movie History then?

  • @mr6johnclark

    @mr6johnclark

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FirstDagger both.

  • @nathanpaquette877

    @nathanpaquette877

    2 ай бұрын

    Intruder baaaaby!

  • @Bismarck9771
    @Bismarck9771 Жыл бұрын

    Hey man thanks for making a video about the A-6 my grandpa (1945-2023) was in the navy during the 60s as a Aviation Fire Control Technician and so he worked on the A-6 radar and fire control systems I’m sure he would’ve loved to see this.

  • @inyobill
    @inyobill Жыл бұрын

    Pretty accurate, no real inaccuracies that I caught. I worked with the A-6 WSSA at China Lake 1983-1995. We produced software for the Mission Computer. A few tid-bits: An ex-B/N that flew A-6As in Viet Nam that was in our group said that on coordinated attack missions, the F-4s would launch an hour ahead of the A-6s, because the efficient cruise velocity of the Intruder was higher. Pretty uniquely, either crew member could be commander, in particular If the B/N was higher rank. The scene of the B/N kicking the pedestal to try to get the drum memory to spin again was accurate, apparently it was routine after Cats. It was the first (Navy?) aircraft that computed bomb ballistics on a continuous basis, giving instantaneous bomb solutions to the crew. The A6-B was designed for the Radar/AA Missile suppression missions was the A6-B.It was the only aircraft kin Desert Storm that could self-designate (or designate for other launchers) for Laser guided weapons deliveries (A-6E TRAM). We achieved a Bomb CEP of 25 ft on the final version of the aircraft (only two prototypes built).

  • @douglasiles2024
    @douglasiles2024 Жыл бұрын

    The A-6 was a great aircraft, and carried an impressive payload for its size. They were also incredibly LOUD. Having them buzz by you while they're flying nap of the earth would rattle your teeth for days.

  • @turbo-6.7l21

    @turbo-6.7l21

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe at the time of the Vietnam war, the only other aircraft with an equal or heavier payload capability was the B52! I love the A6.

  • @georgehugh3455

    @georgehugh3455

    Жыл бұрын

    EA-6B's were even louder/more bone-rattling, as they had "tuned up" versions of the same (F4) engines.

  • @dinorocker8647

    @dinorocker8647

    Жыл бұрын

    Doubt they were as loud as the F-4's J-79 turbofan engines, those things WERE REALLY LOUD, in fact they were the biggest and loudest jet engines at the time and damn, there's audio of Top Gun and Red Flag exercises where you can hear those engines howling away in the background, HOLY SHIT they sound like an f---in' banshee.

  • @Clean97gti

    @Clean97gti

    Жыл бұрын

    It's those older turbojets they used. Sad thing is the the A6F Intruder II was supposed to get an upgrade to the GE F404 turbofan engines the F/A-18's used. This would have made them quieter and given a boost in power and fuel economy. The all new avionics and radar systems would have been the real star of that show. Funny thing is even with the better engines, the Hornets still couldn't carry as much ordnance as the A6 could. The A6F was going to come with the updated wings they were fitting to older aircraft as-needed, and would have included two more hardpoints, one on each side. She could have carried even more if the Navy hadn't decided to go with the A12 debacle.

  • @georgehugh3455

    @georgehugh3455

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Clean97gti Good info, thanks. The A-12 was desperately needed, however, IMO. But being the "debacle" that it turned out to be, all that got canceled (some of it out of spite).

  • @spannerturnerMWO
    @spannerturnerMWO21 күн бұрын

    As a Prowler PowerLine mech (we worked on the engines and were the Plane Captains) for the Corps, I was always grateful that we didn't have any armor on our engine bay doors! Serviced an A-6 once and those doors were heavy as hell! Mad respect for those WarPigs though!

  • @o-dog4809
    @o-dog4809 Жыл бұрын

    i absolutely love the a6

  • @janhandl2987

    @janhandl2987

    Жыл бұрын

    I love EA-6B more

  • @Boz_-st4jt
    @Boz_-st4jt Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the re-post! The Intruder was called upon along with Navy/Marine Corps A4 scooters and F4b phantoms for us Marine 'grunt's' in the Arizona Territory of Nam. The delivery of 'Nape', 'daisy cutters' and other HE ordnance was essential for our survival. G/2/5 An hoa 68-69

  • @dinorocker8647

    @dinorocker8647

    Жыл бұрын

    HHMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHHHMMMMMMM, Semper Fi brotha.

  • @jamesh6406
    @jamesh6406 Жыл бұрын

    The kicking scene had me rolling. I tried to get a pilot to give the dim and test (caution/advisory) panel a swift kick and he was afraid to do it. So he got out of the bird, I got in and kicked the hell out of it. It started working. The B/N stared at me in disbelief. Sometimes the relays stuck, whatcha gonna do? I miss the Intruder. VMA 533- 1985-1987- Electric shop Troubleshooter/Final checker. Semper Fi!!

  • @johnchandler7190
    @johnchandler7190Ай бұрын

    VA-128,68-71 I worked on the AFCS systems black boxes. This aircraft was one of the best to ever fly!!

  • @patricklorio7657

    @patricklorio7657

    Ай бұрын

    I was in VA-128, Whitby Island, in 1968, and transferred to VA-52. Loved the A-6!

  • @bradsmgads1302
    @bradsmgads1302 Жыл бұрын

    the thumbnail had me saying "you know im something of an intruder pilot myself" in my best dafoe

  • @TheDoorspook11c
    @TheDoorspook11c Жыл бұрын

    I loved this movie. My NJROTC commander in high school was an A6 guy, Commander Austell ! He retired and then retired again from the school system. What was the coolest , walking into their office with him sitting there smoking cigarettes, with out NJROTC staff, a UDT Master Chief and a CB Senior chief. A fukking high school with our NJROTC

  • @MisterPickle.
    @MisterPickle. Жыл бұрын

    "Did you sh!t in my coffee cup? Who the hell sh!t in my coffee cup!" 😂 Flight of the Intruder. Great movie.

  • @randomdeath9207
    @randomdeath9207 Жыл бұрын

    My dad was a avionics tech on the USS abraham and worked on these planes and loved them. I love the look of 2 pilots next to each other in a plane as sleek looking as a fighter.

  • @CarltonFrye
    @CarltonFrye6 ай бұрын

    Worked the A6/KA6D/EA6B from 1980 till they were decommed in the 90's...VA-75, VA42, STRKIE Pax and then Grumman Aerospace. While at Grumman we were approached by Paramount studios for an aircraft for the movie. The Navy agreed to let them have an old airframe (EA6A) and we supplied personnel for support while filming in Hawaii. Retired two years ago, what a ride!

  • @mag4973
    @mag4973 Жыл бұрын

    Worked on this aircraft from 1980 until 1995ish. loved what it could do and loved being an electrician working on it!

  • @bernardhayes4459
    @bernardhayes44593 ай бұрын

    The side by side seating was an advantage psychologically for long missions. Made crew members feel less isolated.

  • @Nerval-kg9sm
    @Nerval-kg9sm Жыл бұрын

    My dad's cousin was a Bombadier/Navigator on one of these during the '80s. He flew over Lebanon during their civil war.

  • @craigmorris4083
    @craigmorris4083Ай бұрын

    One of, if not the best navy movie, Flight of the Intruder. :)

  • @PanzerkomandantFencer
    @PanzerkomandantFencer Жыл бұрын

    honestly ye the intruder is a very beautiful plane and i have no idea who would call the A-6 or the A-10 ugly

  • @tedstrikertwa800
    @tedstrikertwa8003 ай бұрын

    I think I'm now going to have settle into a Top Gun, Flight of the Intruder, Hot Shots, Behind Enemy Lines & Top gun Maverick movie session

  • @fooman2108
    @fooman2108Ай бұрын

    My dad was a USN carrier aviator for nearly four decades. He was NOT an attack pilot. He always told us that you could not be NORMAL and fly attack aircraft, and IRON TADPOLE were LESS normal than most.

  • @tedparkinson2033
    @tedparkinson2033 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely adore the Intruder ever since I saw the last 30 minutes of Flight of The Intruder back when I was about 7, yeeeeeears ago. Gotta love that drumstick.

  • @princessmarlena1359
    @princessmarlena13598 ай бұрын

    Ah, the Thunderbolt and the Intruder, both amazing bomber planes of their time. I loved Flight of the Intruder, great movie.

  • @djolley61
    @djolley61 Жыл бұрын

    I highly recommend reading the book. It's a real page turner.

  • @500VulcanRider
    @500VulcanRider Жыл бұрын

    It was a great plane, I worked on it from 1972 till 1989. Was in several east coast A6 outfits including two seen in this VA 34 and VA 35

  • @pcgamernw5702
    @pcgamernw5702 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I used to be a prowler mechanic back in the '80s

  • @Ishkybibble
    @Ishkybibble Жыл бұрын

    Slipping Hot Shots in, is perfection

  • @joemoore4027
    @joemoore40275 ай бұрын

    I worked for Grumman Aerospace for 20+ years on the A-6 assembly line in Calverton, New York. Some A-6's had been overhauled up to 3 times ! it was built to take a beating and the old ones came in with years of battle damage showing end to end. The Bomb Squad had to called in one day when a worker found a live 37.mm A/A round still lodged in the tail ! One of aviation's great aircraft. It was a sad day when the last one left the plant.

  • @NavyDood21
    @NavyDood21 Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing this video. Used to work on the EA-6B when I was in the Navy and it was so much fun to work on.

  • @amata415
    @amata415 Жыл бұрын

    Lloyd Bridges is the best! Fav part of the movie when he started a firefight at a funeral. Blasting marines and tossing grenades. That’s nuts!

  • @Nghilifa

    @Nghilifa

    Жыл бұрын

    "Battle stations, BATTLE STATIONS!!!" "I love me a good funeral" 😂

  • @SmolBloof
    @SmolBloof Жыл бұрын

    Always appreciate the updates, love the Prowler.

  • @Starphot
    @Starphot2 ай бұрын

    I worked on the A-6A through E series fire control systems from 1972-1975 with squadron VA-34. It was a quantum leap from the vacuum tubes and early transistors of the AN/APQ-95 (DIANE) to the AN/APQ-148 system with its integrated circuits and first microprocessors when my squadron transitioned from the "A" and "B" birds to the "E" model in 1974. It also had the expanded core memory the lunar module had in its DSKY computer other than the late 1950s model with the additional drum memory. Along with the missing drum memory and the quieter displays, the cockpit during test was much quieter in the "E" model. The "A" birds were the 1962 model basic attack. The "B" birds had the additional RADAR repelling TIAS system installed. The "C" birds was a reconnaissance platform with visible and FLIR cameras aboard. The KA-6D was the tanker. My squadron had these. The 4 seater EA-6B was a stretch model with electronic jamming capabilities. Those birds had their own squadrons.

  • @jsmith282
    @jsmith282 Жыл бұрын

    2:02 Nothing like having a serious documentary with some hot shots footage 😆

  • @kevinstrade2752
    @kevinstrade2752 Жыл бұрын

    It was premier of it's day untill the F-111 showed up, but even then the A-6 displayed it's reliability when the F-111 struggled in it's begining. Flight of the Intruder was a awesome movie and a good one that related the issues pilots faced back during the Vietnam war. Hitting empty targets day in and day out,facing at the time, the world's most formidable air defense network, politics etc. The A-6 served a long career for a reason,it was excellent at its job and what we asked of it. I don't think it's ugly, though not glamorous it looks like a carrier bomber and could carry a good sized payload. Nothing wrong with chubby but reliable ;)

  • @kymmoulds
    @kymmoulds Жыл бұрын

    Well done and every interesting and thanks for taking the time to make it. Oh, and a BIG thumbs up.

  • @KonradvonHotzendorf
    @KonradvonHotzendorf Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely agree it's a beautiful aircraft It makes a really awesome fun model to build 😊

  • @3dartxsi
    @3dartxsi Жыл бұрын

    I find the DIANE to be really remarkable. It's a vector graphics CRT display on a mobile platform in the early sixties. I didn't think such a thing was possible back then.

  • @razor6888

    @razor6888

    Жыл бұрын

    In a way, a golden age of make something and make it work as best as possible. as strange as this may sound ,tech advancement in aircraft such as this gave the space program ideas and tech to make Apollo work. Again .., a golden age.. and a outstanding aircraft.

  • @inyobill

    @inyobill

    Жыл бұрын

    The fleet got pretty irritated with us software guys at the China Lake WSSA. They would ask for new text advisories, for instance, and we had to reply "No can do". The graphics were hard wired, we could only move where they were displayed.

  • @Ricky_the_Georgian
    @Ricky_the_Georgian Жыл бұрын

    I can see why people didn't like flight of the intruder, some of the plot was stupid and all over the place, but it had great actors (William Dafoe was hilarious and epic) and I liked the climax a lot, I think it's a good movie 6/10

  • @Nghilifa

    @Nghilifa

    Жыл бұрын

    I liked the movie, but I also read the book(s) and they were of course much better.

  • @jamalwilburn228

    @jamalwilburn228

    Жыл бұрын

    They compare it to TopGun and think all Naval Aviation movies are copies of it.

  • @vicoschangoku609

    @vicoschangoku609

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite movie of all times

  • @MikeG42

    @MikeG42

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes , agreed 👍

  • @PolarizedMechs
    @PolarizedMechs Жыл бұрын

    One of my dad's favorite movies, Johnny. Always good to see the Tadpole getting some love!

  • @Chiller01
    @Chiller01 Жыл бұрын

    Grumman has such a long history manufacturing aircraft for the US Navy.

  • @OfficialUSKRprogram
    @OfficialUSKRprogram3 ай бұрын

    Flight of the Intruder is my most favorite movie of all time, I guess the bad reviews from the 1990s were because back then the Vietnam war was still viewed very negatively.

  • @raymclarkesr9371
    @raymclarkesr9371 Жыл бұрын

    I served in VA-65....thank you so much in putting this excellent video together!!

  • @clevlandblock
    @clevlandblock Жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work. More vids like this would be nice.

  • @MikeG42
    @MikeG42 Жыл бұрын

    The A-6 Intruder is one of my favorite aircraft of all time. Happy to see it in movies such as Flight of the Intruder and The Final Countdown. 😊👍

  • @jamalwilburn228
    @jamalwilburn228 Жыл бұрын

    The A-6 Intruder is the superior Attack Aircraft Launch the Intruder!

  • @thedove4145
    @thedove4145 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite air planes

  • @michaelmappin4425
    @michaelmappin4425 Жыл бұрын

    We sometimes called the A6 ugly and the EA6B double ugly. It was also called the buffalo.

  • @georgehugh3455
    @georgehugh3455 Жыл бұрын

    (To my knowledge,) It's notable that the A-6 Intruder was one of the few military jets America did not sell to any other nation.

  • @jamesh6406

    @jamesh6406

    Жыл бұрын

    That is correct.

  • @rmalmeida1976
    @rmalmeida19768 ай бұрын

    First time I saw this bird I thought it looked like a canary. When we decommissioned VA-196, I didn't realize how much my perception of this bird had changed.

  • @superbuster11
    @superbuster1129 күн бұрын

    I love this jet. Mainly because of the game with the same title as the movie. It was game for the Amiga computer.

  • @luvslogistics1725
    @luvslogistics1725 Жыл бұрын

    Loved these so much. Glad I caught them in the war I fought in, as they now served an EW role. Caught the A-10 too, loved the sweet zipper sound of its gun. It was sad day when the F-18 took that EW role.

  • @lckgilmo43
    @lckgilmo43 Жыл бұрын

    My uncle was a master chief and jet mechanic on the U.S.S. Roosevelt for 24 years. The intruder is what he specialized in. He was also in charge of a hanger in Norfolk, Virginia naval base. Yeah he was a expert and knew his shit.

  • @oubrioko

    @oubrioko

    Жыл бұрын

    Which _Roosevelt:_ *_FDR_* CV-42 (Midway class) - or - *_TR_* CVN-71 (Nimitz class) ?

  • @lckgilmo43

    @lckgilmo43

    Жыл бұрын

    @@oubrioko CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt. Nimitz class.

  • @oubrioko

    @oubrioko

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lckgilmo43 Ah, awesome. Your uncle served on a good ship, perhaps one of the most notable ships of the class. Cheers

  • @razor6888
    @razor6888 Жыл бұрын

    A aircraft that is to me, a icon in avation along with the Skyraider and a few others that I can count on one hand. I believe that its retirement may have been more to tired airframes , lack of parts etc etc than a mission role it could do. The mark of a outstanding aircraft. I hope that some examples are, and shall be kept airworthy for as long as possible.

  • @inyobill

    @inyobill

    Жыл бұрын

    The aircraft were older generation. The main reason to retire was because of maintenance costs. The aircraft were expensive to maintain, and having a uniform fleet based on the less expensive to maintain F/A-18swas much less expensive. With that decision, the Navy abandoned the all-weather day/night attack role for a number of years. I was there at the end, so with allowance for memory glitches, pretty accurate.

  • @razor6888

    @razor6888

    Жыл бұрын

    @@inyobill Yes very true, lack of parts, older tech etc, but it can be said it still could do missions if the support by parts and such were available. :-) leaving new gen aircraft to take first line role. And not have multi role tasks that by design they were not best suited for. F 18 is fantastic , but it was not the end all..., be all. History may judge it as lacking when it is retired. Simply because it has so many hats to wear.

  • @razor6888

    @razor6888

    Жыл бұрын

    @@inyobill The same could be said for the B52, but yes, your point is valid. Thank you for it.

  • @imadrifter
    @imadrifter Жыл бұрын

    The book Flight of the intruder will forever be the first time I became aware of "strawberry nipples" as a young boy. Yep.

  • @vicoschangoku609

    @vicoschangoku609

    Жыл бұрын

    isn't it in "The Intruders" (chornological sequel to "Flight Of The Intruder") ?! Sounds like a Flap LeBeau quote ;)

  • @cavscout62
    @cavscout62 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve always found the A6 to be absolutely Beautiful.

  • @walterrose854
    @walterrose854 Жыл бұрын

    Grew up in VA Beach, big Navy town. Dad worked at NARF mainly on the A6 . He believed it was the workhorse of the Carrier aircraft, extremely tough and reliable.

  • @wyattw9727
    @wyattw97279 ай бұрын

    I fuckin love the Intruder. When I was something like 6 years old I got this video about life on an aircraft carrier and it began a lifelong adoration of both the A6 and the F-14. Folding wings just looks sexy on a carrier deck.

  • @eryk3146
    @eryk3146 Жыл бұрын

    YES!!! The tadpole deserves more recognition

  • @blue387
    @blue387 Жыл бұрын

    I'm a New Yorker and Grumman built is best built

  • @paintnamer6403

    @paintnamer6403

    Жыл бұрын

    Republic is outstanding too.

  • @Marin3r101

    @Marin3r101

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah fam. Boeing all the way.

  • @scallen3841

    @scallen3841

    Жыл бұрын

    If the a-6 wasn't leaking you knew there was a problem

  • @STUKA9113

    @STUKA9113

    Жыл бұрын

    Lockheed

  • @arleneliggayu4584

    @arleneliggayu4584

    Жыл бұрын

    a fellow new yorker

  • @fisk0
    @fisk011 ай бұрын

    Played a lot of "Flight of the Intruder" MS-DOS game as a kid, loved it and thought it was a really cool looking plane.

  • @ronaldhee6608
    @ronaldhee6608 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the blast from the past. And nice to see the Green Goblin without his mask. 😁

  • @callsigntonks4029
    @callsigntonks4029 Жыл бұрын

    Ayy back at it again

  • @ronaldwatson1951
    @ronaldwatson1951 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite aircraft, it's role was specifically designed. Good video and the A6 didn't get the glamor it deserves.

  • @leMUrian023
    @leMUrian023 Жыл бұрын

    " Fighters make movies, Bombers make history."

  • @JBSmoke1
    @JBSmoke1 Жыл бұрын

    The A-6 was a badass jet!

  • @HandyMan657
    @HandyMan657 Жыл бұрын

    Whew, I'n not going nuts. I think. Thanks for the repost Johnny, catch ya on the next one.

  • @jeffissimo1221
    @jeffissimo1221 Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh the flying tadpole. I always loved this plane and its phenomenal bomb load.

  • @kaiki8318
    @kaiki8318 Жыл бұрын

    "Iron hands my thing!" Did anyone else feel it when Cole said "come on Sandy, I'd do it for you"

  • @ralphwatt8752
    @ralphwatt8752 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @oli133
    @oli133 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid again Johnny.. alllllrighhhnt!

  • @Jim-nt7xy
    @Jim-nt7xyАй бұрын

    Love the Intruder!

  • @carlosrenderos1389
    @carlosrenderos138925 күн бұрын

    I remember those tadpoles, I was an powerplants mechanic for the A6 and the prowler. Loved the engine hated the safety wire.

  • @scottn7cy
    @scottn7cy Жыл бұрын

    Flight of the Intruder was a good flick but it just didn't do the book justice. I would have loved to see more Jake Grafton movies.

  • @albinowolf8556
    @albinowolf8556 Жыл бұрын

    Super underrated channel!

  • @sierrabravo78
    @sierrabravo78 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr Crafton

  • @ianedmonds9191
    @ianedmonds91917 ай бұрын

    Just saw a bunch of them on deck on the last landing scene of topgun1. Luv and Peace.

  • @CGFIELDS
    @CGFIELDS Жыл бұрын

    Love the A6 ❤️

  • @DONALDSON51
    @DONALDSON51 Жыл бұрын

    Love the aircraft and flight of the intruder was also a top film

  • @KaylieRayne
    @KaylieRayne Жыл бұрын

    Always liked the look of the Powlers as a kid. Just something about them, along with the E-111.

  • @sidneysun5217
    @sidneysun5217 Жыл бұрын

    actually one of my fav aircrafts

  • @pistolgrip44mag
    @pistolgrip44mag Жыл бұрын

    That's my Plane. VA-128 and VA-145, 1980-1983. #FlyNavy

  • @sjabloon12
    @sjabloon12 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting! Love how you go into details.

  • @aaronseet2738
    @aaronseet2738 Жыл бұрын

    Kudos for showing the most accurate movie *Hotshots!*

  • @hansmerker5611
    @hansmerker5611 Жыл бұрын

    I suggest videos on the: Springfield 1903 Lee-Enfield Spear Pike Winchester Whip Brown Bess Long Rifle

  • @jamalwilburn228
    @jamalwilburn228 Жыл бұрын

    Critics hate the movie because they keep trying ti copare it to Top Gun. Havent met an A-6 crewman who didnt like Flight of the Intruder

  • @PolarizedMechs

    @PolarizedMechs

    Жыл бұрын

    CW Lemoine and Gonky--an ex-F-18 pilot and ex-F-14 RIO--did a react video to Flight of the Intruder, and they thought it was one of the more accurate movies out there.

  • @jamalwilburn228

    @jamalwilburn228

    Жыл бұрын

    @PolarizedMechs Many Naval Avairators like the movie. Shame how yhry pretend to be authorities of what makes a good Navy movie

  • @shingodzilla6003
    @shingodzilla60039 ай бұрын

    My grandpa was on the aircraft carrier when this movie was shot in

  • @peinek
    @peinek Жыл бұрын

    One of my old LPOs was an A-6 plane captain.

  • @DarksouIjah
    @DarksouIjah4 ай бұрын

    My father was the Chief Inspector for this aircraft among a few others.

  • @ak9989
    @ak9989 Жыл бұрын

    I got lucky in 1981. I got to spend 3 days on the USS Kitty Hawk as she came home from Hawaii to San Diego along with other family members.

  • @jamalwilburn228

    @jamalwilburn228

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel lucky to have a VA-75 flight helmet worn by a B/N who took off from the Kitty Hawk during the VN War 😊

  • @davidbishop2685
    @davidbishop2685 Жыл бұрын

    I love this movie. 3rd gen navy.

  • @brucewayne3602
    @brucewayne3602 Жыл бұрын

    tough Little Nut ... Thankyou Grumman !!!

  • @intruder3578
    @intruder35782 ай бұрын

    cool video

  • @Shakeelkhan-qz3ob
    @Shakeelkhan-qz3ob Жыл бұрын

    Sir how are you i hope u will fine Glad to see you back with another good video

  • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq

    @JohnnyJohnsonEsq

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm well thanks for watching and checking in 🙏