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Yigal Levin (levin000)
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1/72 A-6A Marines VMA(AW) - 533 Hawks

Schaal:
1:72
Status:
Voltooid
Begonnen:
October 17, 2021

This is my third and for now, the last Marines Grumman A-6 Intruder.
The other two are; EA-6A and A-6D.
I converted a Revell A-6D into an A-6A, it illustrates a Marines VMA(AW)-533 Hawks, in Chu Lai around 1969.
The weapons are form a Weapons set-I Hasegawa.
Decals, SuperScale

VMA-533 at the Vietnam War:
Soon after transitioning to the A-6, VMA(AW)533 deployed to Chu Lai Air Base, Republic of Vietnam to support combat operations. They remained there from 1967 to 1969, then redeploying to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. In one noted incident, on October 25, 1967, three A-6A Intruders from VMA(AW)-533 attacked the Phúc Yên Air Base outside of Hanoi and the action was so intense all three pilots were awarded the Navy Cross. These pilots were among the few aviators to receive Navy Crosses awarded to fixed wing pilots during the Vietnam War.
This would not be the last time that the Hawks would see combat over Southeast Asia. They returned to service over Vietnam in 1972, deploying for a year to Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong, Thailand. They were soon flying mission over Cambodia and Laos, as well. They returned to MCAS Iwakuni in September 1973, and then to MCAS Cherry Point in November 1975, where they received their first A-6E the following year.

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Scratchbuilt No kits or aftermaket sets are attached.

Foto albums

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Marines A-6 Intruders View album, image #1
1:72
Scratchbuilt

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17 October 2021, 10:16

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