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FINAL FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER!! |
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A-6E, BuNo 164384, known as "Puncher 505" in her last squadron,
VA-75 Sunday Punchers, has come home. This is the next to last
Intruder manufactured by Grumman. After months of fund raising and planning, "Puncher 505" was brought back to Calverton from storage at Davis-Montham Air Force Base, Arizona. Under the care and supervision of Worldwide Aircraft Recovery, Ltd. (WWAR), a full service organization that disassembles, packages, transports and reassembles aircraft worldwide, our A-6 made the trip home via flatbed trailer and in several pieces. |
photo by William C. Barto, Historian, GMP |
| In a matter of days the folks from WWAR not only had our A-6 reassembled, but positioned on her special mounts opposite the F-14. Pictured below is an overall image of Grumman Memorial Park illustrating the location of the Intruder in relationship to the Tomcat. | |
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photo by William C. Barto, Historian, GMP |
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the job isn’t over yet. Donations are still needed to complete the
concrete work and landscaping surrounding the A-6. If you haven’t
purchased a brick for the Walk of Honor, now is the time, especially
if you were affiliated in any way with the Intruder (having worked
on it or flew it.) Your bird needs your support. Welcome home 164384! |
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