Not a April 1st joke but.. a Euro 1 Camp USN A-6 intruder...
Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:48 am
http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/m ... me%2C+1990
Not April 1st but im told this was a real deal.. im sketpical but remeber it happened in 1960s with Vietnam too .. does anyone think this is a photoshop image? Ive never seen any book on A-6 since retired or before or a magz publish this photo or airframe..
Debate?
Not April 1st but im told this was a real deal.. im sketpical but remeber it happened in 1960s with Vietnam too .. does anyone think this is a photoshop image? Ive never seen any book on A-6 since retired or before or a magz publish this photo or airframe..
Debate?
Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:27 am
there were some tests done with this paint, yes.
Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:43 am
Need to change the "p" in Camp to an "o". The title makes more sense that way.
Walt
Walt
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:52 am
It doesnt look photoshopped to me. I think it looks pretty cool!
Camo
Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:20 am
I've never seen an A-6 painted that way but I do remember
seeing USN F-4s in "Lizard Camo". After the USN got the
Top Gun program up and running the kill ratio began to be
more favorable for the USN vs NVN. There was a story at
the time to the effect that the NVN had a standing order not
to "engage grey Phantoms". Thus came the camo on navy
planes. Don't know if that was accurate, but it made the
rounds.
seeing USN F-4s in "Lizard Camo". After the USN got the
Top Gun program up and running the kill ratio began to be
more favorable for the USN vs NVN. There was a story at
the time to the effect that the NVN had a standing order not
to "engage grey Phantoms". Thus came the camo on navy
planes. Don't know if that was accurate, but it made the
rounds.
Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:34 am
We did up a few Bugs in desert camo a few years back (like oh...'round 1991 or so 
) Looked pretty good and would wash right off with A/C soap and a scrub brush...like it was never there 
) Looked pretty good and would wash right off with A/C soap and a scrub brush...like it was never there
Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:41 am
Rob, I'm the guy that posted this on Hyperscale... do you have any shots of those camouflaged Bugs, perchance?
I was absolutely stunned to see this lizard-scheme A-6 pop up out of nowhere- strange camo schemes are always interesting to me.
Cheers,
Lynn
I was absolutely stunned to see this lizard-scheme A-6 pop up out of nowhere- strange camo schemes are always interesting to me.
Cheers,
Lynn
Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:13 pm
Nope, no pics. Sorry! No photo pass for me so no camera allowed!
Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:34 pm
In one of my books on VN war, (in a box in storage) there is a color photo of a VIGILANTE being launched off the boat in three tone and an A-7 in 3 tone next in line for the cat-the book was printed sometime in the mid-ish 70's and dey doan be habbin' no poto chop den.