An A-6E Intruder aircraft from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River Ordnance Systems Department released a Walleye II extended range data link missile over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight to fully certify the weapons for use on Fleet Intruders. The Walleye II, a 2,000 pound class standard offensive weapon used on other Navy aircraft, has now been given the green light to be used on the Intruder
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River
State: Maryland (MD)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/02/1994
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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