On Jun. 3, 1996 a Japanese destroyer accidentally shot down a US Navy A-6E Intruder with a Phalanx CIWS during RIMPAC…
Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
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USS Independence
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering the Ill-Fated 1983 U.S. Strike on Lebanon
by Dario LeoneThe A-6 crew ejected, and Lt Mark Adam Lange soon succumbed to injuries suffered in the process of leaving the aircraft. B/N…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
When the A-6 flew to Hollywood: behind the scenes of Flight of the Intruder movie
by Dario LeoneFlight of the Intruder was made with complete U.S. Navy cooperation: the USS Independence provided for two weeks of filming in…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE HE WAS FLYING VF-21 FREELANCERS F-14A TOMCATs
by Dario LeoneThis flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan “Darth” Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990 May 4 was…
