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1/48 The Intruders' Sandbox decal sheet

Product # 48-007

Product  Article by Steve Bamford on July 15 2016

 

      

USN/USMC A-6E Intruders in Libyan Strikes & Desert Storm

This decal sheet from AOA Decals covers all three Intruder squadrons involved in the strikes against Libya in March and April 1986 as part of Operation Prairie Fire and Operation El Dorado Canyon respectively; and the sheet also covers two squadrons in 1991 from Operation Desert Storm.

 

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7 Marking Options Included:

  • 1 option for VA-34 Blue Blasters, USS America, Operations Prairie Fire & El Dorado Canyon (1986)

  • 1 option for VA-55 Warhorses, USS Coral Sea, Operations Prairie Fire & El Dorado Canyon (1986)

  • 1 option for VA-85 Black Falcons, USS Saratoga, Operations Prairie Fire & El Dorado Canyon (1986)

  • 2 options for VA-35 Black Panthers, USS Saratoga, Operation Desert Storm (1991)

  • 2 options for VMA(AW)-533 Hawks, Sheikh Isa Air Base (Bahrain), Operation Desert Storm (1991)

  • Decals also included for crew helmets, fuel tanks, ejection seats, VA-35 MERs, & VA-55 special ordnance markings.

The aircraft include:

  • A-6E Intruder 152948 AB-510 - USN USS America with VA-34 Blue Blasters ~ 1986

  • A-6E Intruder 161676 AK-503 - USN USS Coral Sea with VA-55 Warhorses ~ 1986

  • A-6E Intruder 161685 AA-501 - USN USS Saratoga with VA-85 Black Falcons ~ 1986

  • A-6E Intruder 155685 ED-403 - USMC Heikh Isa Air Base (Bahrain) with VMA-533 Hawks ~ 1991

  • A-6E Intruder 154158 ED-410 - USMC Heikh Isa Air Base (Bahrain) with VMA-533 Hawks ~ 1991

  • A-6E Intruder 155661 AA-501 - USN USS Saratoga with VA-35 Black Panthers ~ 1991

  • A-6E Intruder 152953 AB-505 - USN USS Saratoga with VA-35 Black Panthers ~ 1991

You can buy this decal sheet directly from AOA Decals.

Steve Bamford

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford