Warbird Information Exchange

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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?

there were some tests done with this paint, yes.

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Walt

It doesnt look photoshopped to me. I think it looks pretty cool!

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Trae

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.

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

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Rob

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

Nope, no pics. Sorry! No photo pass for me so no camera allowed!

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Rob

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.

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