Going In Hot
by
William Phillips
Making its combat debut in Vietnam in 1965, the A-6 Gruman Intruder
provided U.S. Naval Aviation with the capability to operate in some of
the worst weather Southeast Asia could muster.
Guided by digital integrated attack and navigation equipment, the aircraft ushered in a new era of aviation technology that all but eliminated visibility problems. An a-6 crew could take off, fly to its target at any altitude, drop its ordinance and return to base all without the crew ever seeing outside the cockpit. The A-6's performances soon made it the standard carrierbased medium attack craft of the Navy, and its uncanny accuracy earned the nickname the
"mini B-52."
In Going in Hot, an A-6 of VA-196th is dropping through scattered clouds as it prepares to strike a target in the Vietnam hills. Mission completed, the aircraft will return to the Enterprise in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Signed by the Artist and Stephen Coonts, author of "Flight of the Intruder."

Edition Size: 100 Artist's Proofs,

Image Size: 27 1/4" x 21 3/4"

Artist's Proof Price: Sold Out
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