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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:54 am 
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I stopped for fuel on the way to Indy in Richmond, IN, and started to check out the airport. To my surprise this was there.
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Nice looking airplane

And Chris....gotta use your resources!
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDossier.php?Serial=2520 :wink: :wink:

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IIRC, circa 1995-6 the airport manager at Richmond was an ex-Naval aviator, so he got one for his field.
The media covered it being towed from W-P the 60 miles or so to Richmond, a straight shot on I-70, early one Sunday morning.

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Richmond's an excellent little airport, ex-USAAF. Its FBO is still ensconced in the old tower/ops building, which is so reminiscent of old 8th Air Force movies, I like to fly there just for the pleasure of parking outside and walking up to it.

That was my first solo XC destination, back in 1990. I was writing avionics manuals for various navy airplanes (including A-6's) for a living at the time, and seeing that gate guard outside the fence, I was just gobsmacked.

Richmond would be a perfect field for an airshow, but I'm told that the ground access to the place sucks, and so attempts at having one there never were successful.

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Thanks for posting the info and pictures of the A-6 Intruder. Need to save a few more from the shredder for future generations to see.

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