Grumman A-6 Intruder On Display At NAS Oceana Editorial Image

This aircraft is displayed at NAS Oceana Aviation Historical Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and formerly operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It was designed in response to a 1957 requirement issued by the Bureau of Aeronautics for an all-weather attack aircraft for Navy long-range interdiction missions and with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability for Marine close air support. The A-6 saw action in various conflicts including Vietnam and the Gulf Wars.