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https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/10/05...life-of-pilot/
There was another accident at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome yesterday. Their replica Fokker D-VIII monoplane crashed during the show, killing the owner/pilot.....
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Continuing the story of the Grumman A-6 Intruder, after the 482 A-6A models were delivered to Navy and Marine Corps attack squadrons during the 1960s, a number of additional versions were converted or produced. The air war in Southeast Asia provided most of the impetus for these airplanes.
The 19 A-6B "Iron Hand" air defense suppression aircraft had a mission similar to that of the Air Force's Wild Weasel F-105G and F-4G aircraft: Kill SAM sites. The small number of A-6Bs meant that a few of them were assigned to A-6A squadrons that were going to war. Even fewer were the 12 A-6C TRIM aircraft, which were modified to interdict traffic on the Ho Chi Minh trail that allowed North Vietnam to supply their Viet Cong comrades in South Vietnam. The A-6C had a rather ungainly-appearing pod fixed on the belly with sensors, and included a device to sense vehicle ignition in the dark jungle below. The next variant was the KA-6D, which was a specialized carrier-based refueling tanker. 78 D models were converted from A-6As with much of the sophisticated avionics systems removed and a refueling hose reel mounted in the rear fuselage. A dozen of the late A-6E variant were later converted to KA-6D tankers as well. Typically, each A-6 attack squadron would be assigned 3-4 KA-6Ds alongside their A-6A or A-6E attack aircraft. The final production model was the A-6E, which had extensive radar and other electronic upgrades. 205 A-6Es came off the production line and 240 older A-6As were upgraded to Es. A-6Es were upgraded several times during their lifetimes. The final variant of the A-6 was the A-6F with upgraded engines and avionics. The few A-6F prototypes were not followed by production orders, as the Navy decided to concentrate on the A-12 stealth attack aircraft, which was itself cancelled before first flight, leaving the Navy and Marines ultimately without an all-weather/night medium attack aircraft. With the retirement of the A-6E in 1997, the reach of carrier attack was reduced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder
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