During the Vietnam war, the A6 Intruder was known for making daring, low level attacks in foul conditions and often alone. As such it had more than its fair share of losses. One such loss was due to a lone .303 bullet which gravely injured the pilot and would have killed him if not for the brave actions of his Bombardier Navigator… actions that would result in the award of a Navy Cross.
An A6 Intruder on deck.
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63).
A pair of A-6As of VA-85 the Black Falcons in flight over the South China Sea.
Images under Creative Commons licence, with thanks to US Navy, Mike Corrado, ATR2 Randy Bender, PHCS Brown
Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com
Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds
Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski)
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com
Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds
Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski)
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255
Artist: https://incompetech.com/
If you’ve ever looked out onto a wing and wondered what the strange looking blades and plates attached to it are? Then wonder no longer! An explanation of Vortex Generators and Wing Fences and why we need them.
A fine set of wing fences on the Mig 17. This one can be seen on the deck of USS Intrepid in NY.
A line of vortex generators on the wing of an A4 in the hangar of USS Intrepid.
The wing of a Skyhawk on USS Intrepid displaying a number of boundary layer control devices.
Vortilons can be seen projecting from underneath the center leading edge of the wings of this Hawker and it also has neat little winglets.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Adrian Pingstone.
Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com
Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds
Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski)
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255
Artist: https://incompetech.com/
