Trumpeter 1640 Grumman A-6A Intruder 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit

Description

Trumpeter is an internationally recognized injection molded plastic model kit manufacturer that produces unique subjects of excellent detail and quality. Assembly and painting are required. Item is brand new and in its original factory packaging. Listing images are stock pictures provided by the manufacturer or the distributor. The Grumman A-6 Intruder was designed as the replacement of the A-1 Skyraider. It’s the first all-weather attack aircraft of the US Navy. The aircraft were called as the A2F before 1962 and got the new name,the A-6 Intruder,in service. The outstanding all-weather capability soon made the A-6 the main strike force of the Navy and Marines,and devoted into the Vietnam War. The A-6A were equipped with the DIANE system,which the most advanced navigation / targeting system at that time. But the problems of the reliability were solved after few years. There are 480 A-6As were built and 47 of them were upgrade to other type.