Project Intruder

[Owen Miller]

Below is a link to photos showing the work being done at Battleship
Park to an A-6 Intruder. I will continue to post these as work progresses
so folks can follow along. The aircraft was barged from Pensacola to
Mobile. Before it left NASP a group of young sailor volunteers worked
on it as it awaited transporation. They preformed about 450 man hours
that will give the battleship folks a real leg up on the work.

The plan is to mark the plane as Jere Denton's VA-75 bird in which
he was shot down and endured almost eight years in captivity. It will
be a memorial to Denton, all the A-6 guys, and all the V/N POWs.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/5683517 ... host=rides

Last edited by Owen Miller on Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:53 pm, edited 3 times in total.

[cadet77]

Thanks for the post. Sure would like to see more Intruders being set aside for future generations to see and touch.

[Ztex]

That's very cool....but...

I'm kind disappointed, for a moment I had visions of an Intruder FLYING in the next CAF Vietnam show...

[viking73]

Nice work Owen! Thanks for the updates, keep them coming!

[PeteWenman]

Owen hi

Great to see another A6 getting "the Treatment". Let me know if you
ever need some Intruder original art.

Pete

[Owen Miller]

OK, fellas the project is done. The same Webshots link now includes
photos of the completed aircraft; the displays associated with it; and,
most importantly, photos of Adm, Denton at the dedication.

http://rides.webshots.com/album/5683517 ... host=rides

AL Gov Bob Riley attended the event. I'm not a fan of politicians but
I must agree with Riley that if you look for the quintessential American
hero it is Jere Denton, not John Wayne.

The day started out overcast, foggy, and drizzley. As time
approached
for the roll out, the skies cleared, the sun came out,
and it became a picture perfect day. By late that afternoon it was
raining. But when we needed it clear, it certainly was.

The sailors you will see in some of the photos were volunteers who worked on
the plane while it was still in Pensacola. They attended
the dedication, got to meet with Denton, and got a great history lesson.
The barge crew donated their time to transport the aircraft. A lot of
people came together to honor the Adm. and he surely deserves it.

Last edited by Owen Miller on Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:53 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[mustangdriver]

That is awesome.