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| − | [[Image: A-6 Intruder.jpg|right|thumb|300px| The Grumman A-6 Intruder catching a wire on carrier landing]]
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| − | The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather replacement for the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider medium attack aircraft. A specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6B Prowler, remains in service as of 2007. As the A-6 was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission was taken over by the now retired F-14 Tomcat equipped with LANTIRN, which has subsequently passed on the role to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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| − | The A-6, particularly the first production variant, the A-6A, is of particular signifigance to [[REDdimension Wiki Circle]] members [[Kevin McNulty]] and his father [[James McNulty]]. Jim designed the track radar ground support equipment for the A-6A, and attended sea trials aboard USS ''Kitty Hawk'' as the aircraft was tested. He also instructed Navy aircrews in the poper use if the equipment.
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| − | [[Image:Tatkeva6.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Kevin's Tattoo]]
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| − | Having been fascinated by planes from a young age, Kevin was enthralled by his father's stories about his work on the A-6A and his trip on the ''Kitty Hawk.'' As a young adult, Kevin built a scale model of the A-6A with markings of the squadron from the ''Kitty Hawk'' trials as a birthday gift for his father. In 2006, Kevin got a tattoo of the A-6 in honor of his father's work and patriotism.
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