AOA Decals
AOA48025 1:48 AOA Decals - USN A-6A A-6B KA-6D Intruders in Vietnam War: Southeast Asia Intruders #2
- SKU:
- AOA48025
- MPN:
- 48025
- Scale:
- 1/48
- Subject:
- A-6 Intruder
Description
This updated 1/48 decal sheet supersedes 48-006 and now includes additional options from 32-023 (VA-65) and 32-027 (VA-75). Five Navy squadrons are covered with multiple options for each squadron. Two squadrons, VA-165 and VA-196, were tied for the most A-6 Intruder Vietnam combat cruises (5 each). Also covered is VA-95, which supported the naval mine clearing Operation End Sweep along the North Vietnamese coast under the Paris Peace Accords. One of the new squadrons covered is VA-65, including the experimental 1966 camouflage trials and the ill-fated 1967 Forrestal cruise. The last new squadron included is VA-75 with coverage of their third and final deployment to Vietnam.
- VA-65 Tigers - USS Constellation (1966), USS Forrestal (1967), & USS Kitty Hawk (1968/69)
- VA-75 Sunday Punchers - USS Saratoga (1972-73)
- VA-95 Green Lizards - USS Coral Sea (1973)
- VA-165 Boomers - USS Ranger (1967-68), USS Ranger (1968-69), USS America (1970), & USS Constellation (1971-72)
- VA-196 Main Battery - USS Constellation (1968-69), USS Ranger (1969-70), USS Enterprise (1971-72), & USS Enterprise (1972-73)
New full airframe data/stencils provided for one aircraft; however, additional data/stencil sheets are also available to purchase separately, see AOA48023
Decals also included for MERs and fuel tanks.