EA-6A of NATC Patuexent River

The EA-6A was an out growth from the need for a larger and faster electronic attack aircraft to replaced the old AD-5Q (EA-1F post 1962). It had a two man crew, an elarged tail blister, a six inch plug in the front around the nose and a pair of addtional pylons. This aircraft served in the United States Navy and Marine Corps inventories until the 1990's. When they were phased out of service.