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The American Plane Reinvented to be Unstoppable 

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Beneath a moonlit sky, the EA-6B Prowler's engines roared, cutting through the tense airspace on a clandestine mission deep in the heart of Vietnam. Its sleek form, adorned in a distinctive black and white camouflage pattern, pierced the darkness, stealthily but surely approaching the hostile territory.
The Prowler's groundbreaking design, accommodating a trio of Electronic Countermeasures Officers, set it apart from all other military aircraft of its time. No other aircraft design could match its prowess in electronic warfare.
Inside the cramped and dimly lit cockpit, the pilot's hands clenched the controls while his three teammates, the ever-important ECMOs, prepared for the mission that could change the tide of the conflict. Every second mattered, and the stakes had never been higher.
As they raced against time, each ECMO was acutely aware that their specialized skills were essential to the operation's success. To them, failure was not an option…
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@williamzackii912
@williamzackii912 Год назад
This aircraft was louder than its supersonic cousins powered up on the catapult. It made the fillings in my teeth vibrate. However, it was worth it. This plane protected countless allied operational lives.
@Kdschaak
@Kdschaak Год назад
Just a heads up. Electronic Counter Measures Officer. ECMO is pronounced "Eck-mo.
@auburnalum9019
@auburnalum9019 Год назад
I have a friend who flew these during the attack in Libya, and served in Iraq and other areas. This jet was amazing. There is so much it could do that was not mentioned in this video. The problem too with the F-18G Growler is the workload it too much for one individual. That is why they had two/three in the back. The IQ requirements for the roles surpassed those of the Pilots. Also unfortunately all the jamming technology came at a price to those that served. The gold shielding on the cockpits were supposed to protect the crew, but really did nothing in the end. All of these crew are now suffering unique health issues. God bless those that flew in this jet.
@freddyrosenberg9288
@freddyrosenberg9288 Год назад
Dang! The radiation is not supposed to be ionizing, but powerful enough to cause damage with prolonged exposure. Kind of standing right next to a running microwave oven for hours and hours at a time.
@beargillium2369
@beargillium2369 Год назад
​@@freddyrosenberg9288more like a running microwave that weighs two tons and doesn't have a door to shut.
@wesleygary6651
@wesleygary6651 Год назад
phonetically (comparative more phonetically, superlative most phonetically) In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. What the hell is a 'Lybia'? Figures you claim you graduated from Auburn. Go Dawgs and keep trying hard to win 5 games this year.
@dentalnovember
@dentalnovember Год назад
Why are you nit picking? Dyslexia is a real thing and mixing up letters is not a specific indicator for intelligence.
@wesleygary6651
@wesleygary6651 Год назад
@@dentalnovember Ok. Prove it. Spell dumbass backwards. I'll wait.
@SB_TheWelder
@SB_TheWelder Год назад
I was an airframe mechanic on the A6-E and EA-6B in the Marines. Great aircraft for sure.
@crewchief5144
@crewchief5144 Год назад
One of my first AVI O's was a CWO4 that was a back-seater on EA-6Bs. He said it was crazy with four in the cockpit but still the best aircraft he had been on.
@tikcuf39
@tikcuf39 Год назад
I was a A/C sheet metal mech at Alameda NAS from 89 to 95 and I worked on the Prowler Rewing. I was a CiV then.
@crewchief5144
@crewchief5144 Год назад
@@tikcuf39 EW! Bay Area buckets! Just kidding. I saw a few RH-53Ds from there before they got ferried to Davis Monthan. I was a CH-53E guy so those were pretty cool. Never got up to Alameda though. Farthest I got was Point Mugu.
@patrickpaterson4334
@patrickpaterson4334 Год назад
vmaq-2 det y uss midway for me
@robandcheryls
@robandcheryls Год назад
After “Flight of the intruder” I fell in love with the planes. I was lucky enough to get up close on a RCAF airbase, it is a magnificent machine. 🇨🇦 Veteran
@tonnywildweasel8138
@tonnywildweasel8138 Год назад
Agreed, twas a great film, staring a beautiful plane 👍
@chuckpf7018
@chuckpf7018 Год назад
June 1972 I joined the Grumman Prowler program. Couldn't have asked for a better start for what led to over 50 years in Aerospace. Great memories of an amazing aircraft. Thanks for producing such a fine synopsis of the long life of the EA-6B
@robertmaybeth3434
@robertmaybeth3434 Год назад
My dad worked there too, he was a senior engineer on Grumman, mostly on F-14, from about 1969-until they retired the F-14. His name was Norman Swagler, did you know of him by any chance?
@robzilla60
@robzilla60 Год назад
It's about time someone did a video of this incredible aircraft. I served in the US Navy as an AD assigned to VAQ-138 based at Whidbey Island, 'The Rock', home to all of the Navy's Prowlers. Made 3 Med deployments from '79 to '82 aboard IKE and JFK with the Yellowjackets during that timeframe and have some permanent hearing loss due to it's extremely loud engines at military power. Working as the Powerplants Flight Deck Troubleshooter has that effect. It was a challenge keeping our 4 aircraft up and mission capable, and a lot of the time we were down to 3, with one being a hangar queen parts house. But we still made the missions. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.
@John-wd5cb
@John-wd5cb Год назад
So you got cancer and deafness and you still think joining the USN that primarily works abroad to kill innocents was a great idea. You people deserve everything you will be getting. ❤ from Greece.
@LRRPFco52
@LRRPFco52 Год назад
What would you say the maintenance man hours per flight hour were on average?
@4ndywy4ll
@4ndywy4ll Год назад
@@LRRPFco52 Worked airframes in VAQ-142, we were up to 90 maint man hrs per flight hr at one point.
@LRRPFco52
@LRRPFco52 Год назад
@@4ndywy4ll Holy crap. I thought the Tomcat was bad at 40-60hrs. Did that include the pods, or was that just airframe, engines, and air vehicle systems?
@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III Год назад
West-Pac widows! Woo hooo... I was there for C school in 98'
@altonmccoy8899
@altonmccoy8899 Год назад
That plane’s vitality in the Navy and Marines was unmatched. Used from 1971 to 2003 truly shows how not just reliable but how adaptable it was to any combat scenario that it faced. Not one ever shot down too. Remarkable.
@dotmurphy7279
@dotmurphy7279 Год назад
Thanks for that info.
@markplott4820
@markplott4820 Год назад
Arguably the F4g wild weasel and F16cj are better
@smokeonthewater5287
@smokeonthewater5287 Год назад
The flight of the intruder is one of my favorite movies, where they performed the 'iron hand' missions against enemy SAMs...
@johndjenssen
@johndjenssen Год назад
I love that movie "This is the end of Devil 505, say goodbye A-hole!" "Goodbye A-hole!"
@OldNavyGuy
@OldNavyGuy Год назад
Loved flying this jet off the boat. Landing it at night was sporty!
@TheStabbyCyclist
@TheStabbyCyclist Год назад
Hearing ECMO spelled out rather than said as an acronym is painful. Otherwise, excellent video.
@nathandanner4030
@nathandanner4030 Год назад
It's almost impossible to overstate how important this plane was.
@robertmaybeth3434
@robertmaybeth3434 Год назад
You are obviously the guy who knows a whole lot but won't let on how much he knows! Can you at least give us a hint? My Dad worked for Grumman 36 years, incl F-14 ECM and some work on the A-6 too. He never discussed what he did and if you asked he'd give us a shorter answer than your comment lol.
@tedwojtasik8781
@tedwojtasik8781 Год назад
Important to what, we lost the war.
@lordraydens
@lordraydens Год назад
@@robertmaybeth3434 they should've made a jammer version of the f-14, god knows it has enough room for gear
@robertmaybeth3434
@robertmaybeth3434 Год назад
@@lordraydens Actually this stuff is exactly what my late dad spent 36 years designing and fixing. And we almost got sent to Iran by my dad's company in 1978 too! But that's a different story.
@lordraydens
@lordraydens Год назад
@@robertmaybeth3434 yeah i've read up on iran and f-14s and it was crazy. shame we assed out the shah like we did
@kenweed6919
@kenweed6919 Год назад
I served in the USN 2000-2005 as an Aviation Electricians Mate (AE). My whole enlistment with the 'Scorps' VAQ-132. Our mission was to 'fundamentally deny the enemy the use of the electromagnetic spectrum.' In english, we jammed cell phone signals because the enemy's ubiquitous use if IED's triggered by cellphones. I love this video but a couple of discrepancies. ECMO's did not do maintenance. The enlisted sailors did that. Also, nobody said E C M O s. Eck Moes is how we pronounced it. Still, I love these videos; great work.
@johnrust592
@johnrust592 Год назад
Great episode. As someone who writes action/adventure novels, my focus is usually on fighter planes and bombers. While EW aircraft are not sexy and glamorous, they play a vital role on the battlefield and, as you said, have saved countless lives without bullets and bombs. Hail to the Prowler and everyone who flew on it.
@naradaian
@naradaian Год назад
And the crews health issues passed you by?
@JonnyBabyaka
@JonnyBabyaka Год назад
There’s a lot sexy about flying in on low deck and turning the bad guys lights out before they know what happened. It’s like the power of God.
@donaldsmith1055
@donaldsmith1055 Год назад
A Black and White camouflage pattern is not shown in the presentation. Officers do not do maintenance only operate and then give debriefs on system condition. I would say the wings were mid mounted not high mounted. High mounted wing would be like on the A7, RA5C, F8, A3. low mounted would be like on the F4 and A4. Dark Skies got thing wrong again.
@Idahoguy10157
@Idahoguy10157 Год назад
Not fact checked by subject experts. Interesting videos but to be used not for references
@bdphourde
@bdphourde Год назад
@@Idahoguy10157 I hope you spend as much time and effort criticizing the MSM! They deceive ON PURPOSE, not by accident.
@CarltonFrye
@CarltonFrye Год назад
I was a Grumman Plane Captain (crew chief) on these aircraft...loved sitting 10 feet in front of the intakes at high power LOL!!!
@420BulletSponge
@420BulletSponge Год назад
There is NOTHING louder than a Prowler on the flight deck. It was always a relief to get them in the air and far far away. With insertable foam earplugs and over the ear hearing protection the sound is still painfully loud.
@nathandanner4030
@nathandanner4030 Год назад
I told this to an FA-18 pilot once and he tried to argue with me. I wasn't having it though.
@forresttm
@forresttm Год назад
Shame you'll never get to experience a vulcan. They hurt your stomach at take off.
@williamzackii912
@williamzackii912 Год назад
This was the only plane I would not just hang around for shits and giggles for a launch. It made the fillings in my teeth vibrate.
@nathandanner4030
@nathandanner4030 Год назад
@@williamzackii912 My theory was that it was the Curve in the intake that made it extra noisey but, IDK if that is Scientific.
@IncogNito-gg6uh
@IncogNito-gg6uh Год назад
It was loud below deck also. Our compartment was on the O-3 level beneath the 3-4 wire. There was no doubt when an Invader or Prowler trapped.
@stephenchappell7512
@stephenchappell7512 Год назад
When is Dark Skies gonna cover its contemporary the Blackburn/Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer?
@keithgold9666
@keithgold9666 Год назад
Let’s not forget the F4 Wild Weasel.
@BeingFireRetardant
@BeingFireRetardant Год назад
YGBSM
@pb68slab18
@pb68slab18 Год назад
Or EF-111 Raven.
@muskaos
@muskaos Год назад
I was in VAQ-140 2003-2007. I did 3 deployments, with my last one in 2006-2007 being split, with 2 aircraft at Al Asad supporting Iraq, with the other 2 on the carrier off the coast of Pakistan supporting Afghanistan. Very busy deployment, all 4 jets were flown hard, and right at the end, our CO got relieved for fraternizing with one of our personnel sailors. Prowlers were a very high demand asset, and were getting very hard to maintain at the end of their career. Their engines were a constant source of problems, and required very close monitoring of oil samples to catch worn bearings before they seized. A seized bearing caused the last crash. There was nothing that radiated that the EA-6B could not jam the paste out of, including the fancy new radar that the F-22 has.
@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III Год назад
I was a I level CDI/QAR and worked the oil lab in Iwakuni. Maintenance was a nightmare. Got out in 03'....
@robertmaybeth3434
@robertmaybeth3434 Год назад
Thanks for the fantastic comment. I sure would like to know the juicy gossip about your randy CO and the personnel sailor, that sounds like a hell of a story lol
@greenyoshi777
@greenyoshi777 Год назад
Since everyone wanted to fly the fighters? F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18's? I don't think the EA-6 gets enough love.
@jameseast7966
@jameseast7966 Год назад
During the 60s to early 70s, three USMC units VMCJ-1 VMCJ-2 VMCJ-3 WERE THE ONLY SQUADS FLYING EA6As. The Navy had EA-3s.I served in J 2 on the USS FORRESTAL, THEN SARATOGA, then for one month on USS AMERICA , in 1971 med. Stayed in J2 till 1973. EA-6As never get enough creds for leading the way for prowlers and growlers. Semper Fi playboys of J2.
@bdphourde
@bdphourde Год назад
Semper Fi! Served in all three VMCJs and stayed with Q-2 until '87
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
I was with the Playboys VMAQ-2 1977-1980. ECM tech. Semper Fi
@michaelmondary2564
@michaelmondary2564 Год назад
I was in VMCJ-1,VMCJ-2,and VMAQ-2, working in the electric shop on the EA6A.
@padroooo
@padroooo Год назад
The EA-6A was the predecessor to the EA-6B and only had one ECM operator.
@keithnoneya
@keithnoneya Год назад
Quite correct, I worked on the ones for VAQ-309 before we transitioned to the EA-6B's with the ICAP II package at NAS Whidbey Island.
@LRRPFco52
@LRRPFco52 Год назад
Now there's an aircraft I haven't heard of in a long, long time.
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
I worked on both with VMAQ-2. ECM tech
@marbleman52
@marbleman52 Год назад
I was in an ECM.. Electronic Counter Measures Navy squadron...VAQ-33, in 1971-75. We were a permanent land based squadron at N.A.S., Norfolk, Va. We had four ERA-3B Skywarriors, similar to the ones shown in this video starting at 2:05. I was a Plane Captain for our ERA-3B's. The ERA-3B's had all kinds of counter measures equipment...jamming pods, chaff dispensers, radars, and other stuff. We also had four A-4 Skyhawks, two F-4 Phantoms, and one gorgeous EC-121 Super Constellation that had a tall radome on top and a big round one underneath. The squadron trained the fleet in how to identify and counter electronic warfare from the enemy. I loved working with the ERA-3B's. They were big and each had it's own personality and quirks and I took a great deal of pride and seriousness in my work.
@madman671000
@madman671000 Год назад
A-3 (all versions) mechanic AMH at VAQ-33 in KeyWest, we had EA-4s, EA-6As, ERA, TA, KA-3s, EA-7L's and EP-3's. 86-90
@marbleman52
@marbleman52 Год назад
@@madman671000 Good morning. I have been posting on so many channels for so many years and have gotten so few responses from other VAQ-33 guys, so this is neat. Right after I got out...should've stayed in....the squadron moved to Oceana. We all knew this was going to happen. The runway at Norfolk was short and even with a fast opening chute the A-3 pilots had to really push hard on the brakes, so Oceana was a lot easier and safer for the planes. I didn't hear til many years later that the squadron went to Key West. Dang It..!! I should've stayed in...lol..!! Wow...y'all added a few more kinds of planes. Question: Key West sounds like a constant vacation, but how was it really for y'all?
@madman671000
@madman671000 Год назад
@@marbleman52 The station was spread out over several Bases. Boca-Chica is where we lived (barracks) and worked, the commissary was on another base on the island of KeyWest, they closed the hospital but there was a sick call on the air station. Once I got married, I lived on a manmade island (Sigsbee I think) where some housing was (that was spread across KeyWest too). The A-3 school was over on the hydrofoil base. It was ok to work and live there, had a lot of fun fishing, first duty station for me. Hot and humid, I worked night check for my entire tour so it wasnt to bad. Left for VR-24 in sig in 90.
@WallaceTheRed
@WallaceTheRed Год назад
I had the privilege to lay in a rack and try to sleep in Whidbey Island while a squadron of these did night operations. It was one of the loudest aircraft in our arsenal.
@polaris5250
@polaris5250 Год назад
I was at NAS Whidbey Island in 88-89 with VA-128 FRAMP. Every night, their touch-and-go sorties were right next to our barracks. Lovely! 😂
@tonybenjamin4670
@tonybenjamin4670 Год назад
I don't miss the rumble and roar while trying to sleep there
@JayRope83
@JayRope83 Год назад
EA-6B was my second love in the Navy. First was going out to sea. EC-MOW is how it's pronounced, not E.C.M.O.. Geez...
@Kriss_L
@Kriss_L Год назад
EA-6Bs didn't get to Vietnam until 1972. The two-seat EA-6A flew most of the missions in Vietnam.
@douglasrussell5098
@douglasrussell5098 Год назад
There's a reason every Navy squadron only had 4 birds. Sorry, can't tell you. ;) But, my last tour of duty was as an instructor for this bird. Really curious how the Growler does as a replacement?
@rickbogdanich3471
@rickbogdanich3471 Год назад
VMCJ2 with EA6A VMAQ2 with EA6B
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
I was ECM tech VMAQ-2 in 1977 with the EA-6A and then the EA-6B's till I got left in 1980.
@jameseast7966
@jameseast7966 Год назад
VMCJs were composite squadrons flying EA-6As and RF-4Bs.
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
VMAQ-2 had EA6A's at MCAS Cherry Point when got there in1977. Then they switched to the B's . I was Q2 1977-1980 ECM tech.
@bobgilbert3564
@bobgilbert3564 Год назад
Yup can fly right though a cable car cable like nobody’s business Slice right though and never knew they hit it….
@fredrick965
@fredrick965 Год назад
To any young people here considering joining the service. AND you wish to learn a skillset that will empower your future, try to go for Electronic Countermeasures Technician in the Air Force or Navy. You will have to be pretty bright but will learn more about computers, electronics, and microwaves than is possible anywhere else. And when you get out you will be a decade ahead of your peers. Do one hitch and get out. For me it lead to a degree in Architecture at a time (90's) when computer technology was taking over all all industries. They asked me to stay and teach when I graduated with honors. USAF 1981- 1985, ECM on B52s and F4G Wild Weasels. Amazing cutting edge technology. Can't imagine what they have now.
@naradaian
@naradaian Год назад
And make sure you have any children before you get in the cockpits
@dwaneanderson8039
@dwaneanderson8039 Год назад
I was a Navy jammer tech from '89 to '92. I worked on equipment in the EA6B specifically. It didn't help my later employment in any way, but maybe that's just me.
@fredrick965
@fredrick965 Год назад
@@dwaneanderson8039 Were you stuck on flightline duty only? Ever work in the shop?
@dwaneanderson8039
@dwaneanderson8039 Год назад
@@fredrick965 I never worked the flightline. I was attached to AIMD, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Division. So I just worked in a shop.
@FUL0H8
@FUL0H8 Год назад
Stealthily and Prowler do not work in the same sentence xD
@MPADAD1
@MPADAD1 Год назад
Line of Death ops, libya. Cat down for the last EA-6B. Left one attack craft without a dedicated jammer. Missile inbound to the fighter, nothing for him to do but tell the net to tell his wife and kids he loved them. Then the EA-6B pilot spoke up and said, "you will see them again," and jammed the crap out of the incoming missile while burning his own engines up to get there, and melted the circuits just ms before the missile passed through the rear fuselage and out the other side. No damage other than the entry and exit wounds on the fighter. We were all in tears after that below, defying the "Line Of Death!" Damn fine plane! Oh, and the Saratoga sent 3 S-3's to find the Achille Lauro, Not EA-6B's. Sent one North, NW and South along the coast. about 3-4am we found her steaming towards Port Said.
@BeingFireRetardant
@BeingFireRetardant Год назад
You Will See Them Again Holy shit...
@joecoupon8299
@joecoupon8299 Год назад
From what squadron?
@MPADAD1
@MPADAD1 Год назад
@@joecoupon8299 I do not recall.
@FloydMaxwell
@FloydMaxwell Год назад
The Prowler + its fixed refueling nozzle = The Angler fish
@yeoldesaltydog7415
@yeoldesaltydog7415 Год назад
Loudest Aircraft Carrier plane. My cranial was blown off while at Cat 3's catwalk. I had it strapped, but that didn't matter. JCS 2000-2005
@keithnoneya
@keithnoneya Год назад
I worked on three version of these Jammers. EA-6A's, EA-6B's EXCAP and ICAP. It carried the ALQ-99 for Radar Jamming and the the ALQ-92 for Communications Jamming. The ALQ-99 worked fairly well but the ALQ-92 was kind of a pig and never really seemed to work well, at least in our squadron. Our country for decades has never gone to war or a major aircraft strike without Electronic Warfare. The basic tactic is to have Supersonic aircraft inbound and the Prowlers already at a stand off position just outside of AA range, then just before the Strike aircraft break into enemy fire control range we jam all enemy radars. As soon as that happens the enemy knows they're going to get hit, but they don't know from where or what direction. After the strike the team departs and the Jammers are turned off. The enemy got hit but except for a general direction they don't know from where we came or what direction we left. To put it bluntly for our side, a strike force with Jammers is "Quite a lovely gathering". The only error I heard in the video was at time index 4:35, and that is the ECMO's do NOT maintain or work on the equipment, the Enlisted Technicians do all the maintenance and loading of the Jammer Pods and equipment. The ECMO's do however Operate and do program data on a module that they bring with them from the briefing and then install it in the aircraft computer for the mission on hand. DATA includes maps, routes and known radar signatures in the area, to include Early Warning and Known Anti-Aircraft Systems. Thanks for sharing. It was an amazing aircraft and a vital part for the survival of the strike group. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya AT1 USN/USNR-TAR Retired
@madman671000
@madman671000 Год назад
EA-6A's, where was you stationed, I worked at VAQ-33 in KeyWest and we had these.
@keithnoneya
@keithnoneya Год назад
@@madman671000 I was stationed at Whidbey Island at VAQ-309 a reserve outfit.
@madman671000
@madman671000 Год назад
@@keithnoneya A-3 (all versions) mechanic AMH at VAQ-33 in KeyWest, we had EA-4s, EA-6As, ERA, TA, KA-3s, EA-7L's and EP-3's. 86-90
@keithnoneya
@keithnoneya Год назад
@@madman671000 Wow what a squadron, would have been great to be an AT in that squadron. Couldn't imagine the C schools for that squadron. Never heard of half of those planes, EA-4, ERA, KA-3 and the EA-7L's. Send some links my way I'd love to check them out.
@madman671000
@madman671000 Год назад
@@keithnoneya Each aircraft type had their own shop (AMU), I was in AMU-5, the A-3 shop, all the PODs were repaired in what we called the vans behind the squadron, you can google the squadron.
@garyleibitzke4166
@garyleibitzke4166 Год назад
That plane had an unflattering nickname.............................................. Sky Pig. 😂
@WarrensAdventures
@WarrensAdventures Год назад
VMAQ-1 2007-2011
@andrewday3206
@andrewday3206 Год назад
First comment Finally LOL 😂 Go EA-6B
@JSFGuy
@JSFGuy Год назад
And? BFD...
@artnull13
@artnull13 Год назад
🏅 🎖️ 🥇
@dentalnovember
@dentalnovember Год назад
A lifetime achievement!
@andrewday3206
@andrewday3206 Год назад
@@dentalnovember Absolutely My journey is complete
@bdphourde
@bdphourde Год назад
Had a career in Marine Airborne Reconnaissance in both Photo and Electronic. (VMCJ). Had time in the EF-10B, which was replaced by the EA-6A, which was replaced by the EA-6B. All did well enough for their level of sophistication and what they went up against. Electronic Warfare has only become more important as time goes on. I have my doubts as to the overall effectivness of the EFA-18G Growler. We won't see a report on it, though, until it retires.
@jameseast7966
@jameseast7966 Год назад
In 66 I reported to VMA 225 at Cherry Point. Next hanger over was VMCJ2. On the flight line was EF10Bs, RF8Cs, EA6As, and RF4Bs.J2 WAS transitioning out of the F10s and F8s. EF10 was called Willy the whale. Semper Fi.
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
Was with VMAQ-2 as an ECM tech 1977-1980. Semper Fi
@bdphourde
@bdphourde Год назад
Then you worked on the 'A's. I was in J-2/Q-2 from '71-'87, and J-3/J-1 before that.
@amazingblue1955
@amazingblue1955 Год назад
@@bdphourde I worked on the A's till they switched over to the B's. Was on Det A3 which was the last with the A's. Then I worked on the B's till I left in Oct 1980
@jam00723
@jam00723 Год назад
When a Prowler was getting ready to launch off the flight deck the engines blasting off the JBD’s made your molars rattle. One of the loudest aircraft and slowest to fuel on the deck.
@kylieTXgirl
@kylieTXgirl Год назад
They kicked up a lot of non-skid too! Always loved being next to them as the powered up on the cats.
@SaylerT
@SaylerT Год назад
I was with VMAQ-2 for the last deployment of the Prowler, aka The Final Prowl. Very happy to see this video.
@Jay-yn6or
@Jay-yn6or Год назад
If money was no issue, I would want a de-mil'd A-6 for civilian use. I have always loved to look of it.
@RV4aviator
@RV4aviator Год назад
Great content , images, and production again Dark Skies. Your videos always broaden my knowledge on the subject..Cheers...!
@ut000bs
@ut000bs Год назад
ECMO, Electronic Counter-Measures Officer, is pronounced "EK-mo". Served 12 years with Prowlers at NAS Whidbey Island in Washington state. Went to Desert Storm with VAQ-132, did a shore tour with VAQ-129, then went and stood up (commissioned) VAQ-137 again with CDR Plucker. Once a Prowler AT, Always a Prowler AT. Prowlers forever.
@Laserblade
@Laserblade Год назад
Howdy sailor! I'm a plank owner of VAQ-137. ADJ working AIMD aboard Enterprise, stationed at Whidbey NAS.
@ut000bs
@ut000bs Год назад
@@Laserblade Were you in 137 with me in the 90s?
@Laserblade
@Laserblade Год назад
@@ut000bs no, my friend, I was ADJ there 72 to 75. Beautiful country, I'd like to get back up to the northwest once more.
@ut000bs
@ut000bs Год назад
@@Laserblade I've lived up here since 1986 and the weather has not changed a bit.
@lampy5490
@lampy5490 Год назад
"It's wings were high mounted..." really? looks like a mid-wing plane to me. Dark Skies script editing strikes again!
@The333
@The333 Год назад
These posts are so well done and informative - thank you!
@johndunkelburg9495
@johndunkelburg9495 Год назад
Shot down, no. Crashed while practicing low-level flight maneuvers, yes. My NG unit got called out to initially secure the crash site of a Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island in NE Oregon in 2006.
@williammoore5277
@williammoore5277 9 месяцев назад
They would fry a lot of AL ALQ 126s before launching. Air Boss wanted them turned on on the catapult. Sure wish McNamara bought more than 3per CV and 11 Spares
@WardenWolf
@WardenWolf Год назад
They should have reinvented the A-4 Skyhawk. With a new engine such a sleek airframe could easily go supersonic. It was lightweight, nimble, and carried a heavy bomb load. Even the Blue Angels used it for a time.
@bobwright5253
@bobwright5253 Год назад
However asbcool as the A4 was, it still wouldn't have been close to the growler as an ecm platform
@kdrapertrucker
@kdrapertrucker Год назад
Lockheed Martin kinda did, they souped Argentina's surviving A-4s with more powerful engine, and radar system from the F-16. Creating the F/A-4 fighting hawk.
@williammoore5277
@williammoore5277 9 месяцев назад
They used F7Us for a while too, back when you had to be able to fly whatever you had
@williammoore5277
@williammoore5277 9 месяцев назад
​@@kdrapertruckerF16 radar no! F15E yes!
@MichaelBethel
@MichaelBethel Год назад
The first squadron I was attached to was Marine Air Station El Torro, VMA 242 for the A6 Intruder in 1976.
@CallsignEskimo-l3o
@CallsignEskimo-l3o Год назад
The natural predator of cable cars.
@stevewaters6812
@stevewaters6812 Год назад
I did some work on the prowler as a contractor, even got a golf shirt.
@jamesmartin7282
@jamesmartin7282 Год назад
What black & white camouflage pattern?
@bryanaveri6816
@bryanaveri6816 Год назад
I love watching your videos, period. There is another RU-vid site that was giving their Top-5 Airplanes of WW-2 and none of them picked the P-47 Thunderbolt even though the P-47 shot down half the airplanes in Europe during WW-2. You show a different side of the military, the secret stuff and all. I think it would be an interesting video to show your Top-5 or Top-10 Airplanes of WW-2. Using all combatants. Keep up the great work.
@kwkfortythree39
@kwkfortythree39 Год назад
And now every F35 has all those capabilities and more.
@williammoore5277
@williammoore5277 9 месяцев назад
And in 1 chip we now buy from China. An F-35 is how much now?
@kwkfortythree39
@kwkfortythree39 9 месяцев назад
@@williammoore5277 below 80M $, but it's very dependant in the deal between USA and the buyer. What chip is that one you mention?
@kenmarsh2668
@kenmarsh2668 Год назад
I remember when the first Prowler showed up at NAS Whidbey, VAQ-129; saw her in the hanger. I was an A-6 stick then and and latter; in your vid I saw my old squadron VA-145 in some captions. Prowler was a great platform and I knew many of the crewmen in that community.
@polaris5250
@polaris5250 Год назад
I was at NAS Whidbey Island in 88-89 with VA-128 FRAMP. Every night, their touch-and-go sorties were right next to our barracks. Lovely! 😂
@wmprice1
@wmprice1 Год назад
I was in Iwakuni, JA from 95' - 96' that sound was distinct I will never forget it, so much more visceral than the AV-8B, F/A-18's and the infrequent visit by the AF F-15's and F-16's showing off with their bunners (can't blame them though with all of us jarheads their).
@johnnyh3653
@johnnyh3653 Год назад
I lived in Oak Harbor from 67-88. You learned to stop your conversation when an Intruder or Prowler was flying overhead. As a kid, at night, I could see the crews doing "touch-and-goes" from our living room.
@polaris5250
@polaris5250 Год назад
@@wmprice1 I was at Iwakuni from 98-03. I agree with you. MCAS Futenma off and on for 6 years before that.
@terryevans1976
@terryevans1976 Год назад
@@johnnyh3653 "Pardon our noise, it's the sound of freedom."
@matrix2zzge
@matrix2zzge Год назад
Thank you for giving support aircraft some ❤!
@conradnelson5283
@conradnelson5283 Год назад
That was very informative. Had no idea it’s Service life was so long.
@Dirk80241
@Dirk80241 Год назад
Leave it to Dark Skies to provide a super informative video on a great plane. Just what I wanted to know about the Prowler.
@donalddowning4108
@donalddowning4108 Год назад
Doubt much that ECMO’s ‘maintained’ their equipment. They, hopefully, wrote clear and concise postflight MAFs so the AT’s/AQ’s can troubleshoot and repair the gripe.
@dwaneanderson8039
@dwaneanderson8039 Год назад
As one of those AT's, I can tell you that they usually didn't. It didn't really matter much. We'd put them on the bench and run them through their paces till we found the problems regardless.
@lanedexter6303
@lanedexter6303 Год назад
Enjoyed the brief shot of the simulator about 5 min. in. Had a buddy in VAQ129 in Prowlers. He got me a session in the simulator. Back then, it ran on two 486 processors. I grew up an airport brat, but “flying” the simulator to a carrier landing is a lot harder than it looks. Great fun. Great respect to those guys.
@johnnyh3653
@johnnyh3653 Год назад
My mother worked at NAS Whidbey and managed to get me 30 minutes in the simulator. I was only successful landing it on the carrier once.......unfortunately it ended up being one de k below the flight deck on the maintenance level.😮
@lanedexter6303
@lanedexter6303 Год назад
@@johnnyh3653 LOL! Great fun!😄
@CrackedCandy
@CrackedCandy Год назад
I loved the Flight of the Intruder. This plane based on that frame, in part
@groovydude8863
@groovydude8863 Год назад
I produced HARM missiles in the 80's and when the Navy would come by to visit the plant...they would bring movies shot from Intruders and Prowlers showing HARMs in action. (night vision also, but that was another cost center.)
@johnasti7429
@johnasti7429 Год назад
I don't know how this play could be undetected anywhere. This was the LOUDEST jet I've ever heard. I lived in Aurora Colorado in the 80's to the end of 1990's and the AFB lived close to was Buckley field And you could ALWAYS tell when an A6 was taking off or in the sky. This was the without a doubt, other than the F4 Phantom, the A6 could be heard in the next hemisphere!!!! Even during the build up in Desert Storm when the F117 came in to land at dusk, they weren't 1/2 as loud as A6
@chrislong3938
@chrislong3938 Год назад
I got buzzed once by two F-4s in Twentynine Palms! They passed over us so low that they kicked sand up and you could smell JP-4!!! All I saw were four jet exhausts flying away! I was amazed that the truck windows didn't shatter. I couldn't relax for another hour at least! I'll bet those bastard pilots were laughing their heads off! God, those jets are loud!!!
@Kriss_L
@Kriss_L Год назад
You wouldn't hear an A-6 until it was on top of you. You would hear an EA-6B as soon as it was rolling down the runway, but had no idea which direction it was coming from.
@SFCRambo60
@SFCRambo60 Год назад
Why isn't there any thing about the EA-6A? There was VMCJ-1, VMCJ-2 and VMCJ-3 USMC Squadron's. Both VMCJ-1 & VMCJ-2 ( which I was a Hydraulic Mechanic), we were in Vietnam 1972 through 1973. We did a lot and put up with a lot, like not allowed to have a Weapon while in DaNang Vietnam.
@gordonlawrence1448
@gordonlawrence1448 Год назад
The HARM was put into active duty in 1985. Before that the missiles used were things like Shrike and AGM-78 Standard missile. That said cluster munitions and allsorts were used.
@grega2362
@grega2362 Год назад
Not on the EA6B. I was the electrician (6333 USMC) on det on the Pax River det that launched the first one.
@charlesc6954
@charlesc6954 Год назад
You didn't mention all the times the EA-6Bs had onboard fires from electronics packages, forcing crew to eject. KSA 1998
@dodoubleg2356
@dodoubleg2356 Год назад
Failure is always an option, albeit not a good one, but it most definitely is an option. I just think it's an overused & inaccurate cliche. Still enjoyed the vid as always though. 😉✌️
@TheAmicuscurii
@TheAmicuscurii Год назад
If you're naming an aircraft, check its meaning in other languages. "Growler" has a very different meaning in UK English!
@paulwoodman5131
@paulwoodman5131 Год назад
VAQ-132 Scorpions flew these in CVW7 on Eisenhower. Heavy beasts, fun to watch on launch. Loud! Make a great Family Truckster for the family that has everything.
@phillipnichols4125
@phillipnichols4125 Год назад
We need a video on the intruder! 😎
@marstondavis
@marstondavis Год назад
The number of American and allied lives saved in incalculable. It's one of my favorite airplanes.
@goofyiest
@goofyiest Год назад
BTW, on deck during launch, this was the loudest plane ever...Of course, I experienced it once but can only go with verified reports.
@jondavey5407
@jondavey5407 Год назад
Is that thumbnail a real picture? He’s like 6 inches off the ground!
@EyesWideOpen1969
@EyesWideOpen1969 Год назад
I know these planes are old, but they are just cool looking.
@pigeonpoo1823
@pigeonpoo1823 Год назад
Just looked up the HARM missile. Made by Texas Instruments in 1985. Did not know that when using my calculator at school (typing boobs and goggle) in the 80s.
@thebronzetoo
@thebronzetoo Год назад
Military acronyms are said, not spelled. ECMOs are Eck-Mos, not E Cee Em Ohs.
@daystatesniper01
@daystatesniper01 Год назад
No Prowler shot down ,that says it all
@fartinthewind933
@fartinthewind933 Год назад
I got to say the prowler and its little brother the Intruder are cool looking aircrafts.
@cl4998
@cl4998 Год назад
Please lengthen yout videos to 15 minutes minimum including your usual advertisements. Ten minutes including adverts is too short, especially considering the talent you have covering niche topics like this, and your other channels.
@rossbabcock3790
@rossbabcock3790 Год назад
I worked avionics for the 'Mini-Van". VMAQ-2 78-82!
@freakindirt12341
@freakindirt12341 Год назад
My dad's buddy got sucked into an intruder/prowler on the Roosevelt, hell of a plane!
@robertmaybeth3434
@robertmaybeth3434 Год назад
OMG that's horrible -
@RedRoofGarage
@RedRoofGarage Год назад
Ah the "family model" are we there yet...ill turn this plane right around 😅
@DanielFrost79
@DanielFrost79 Год назад
A plane is as unstoppable as a ship is unsinkable. Depends on a lot of factors.
@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy
@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy Год назад
The A6 was SO LOUD. It was unreal just how LOUD those things were. You did not need radar to detect them, because you could HEAR them. Jamming the radars only served to prevent you from shooting them down.
@ethanboyd7843
@ethanboyd7843 Год назад
This 4 seater is so unbelievably cool.
@IncogNito-gg6uh
@IncogNito-gg6uh Год назад
To this day I have an undying respect for those guys who worked on the flight deck. No one worked harder.
@jameseast7966
@jameseast7966 Год назад
Most dangerous place in the world. I always seemed to be assigned to flight deck. 71 cruise on Forrestal, Saratoga, and America. 86 cruise on Kennedy, as flt deck coord for VMA 533. Night crew was worse. Folks who had the assignment know what I'm talking about. Semper Fi.
@Chuck8541
@Chuck8541 Год назад
I've always liked the look of the Prowler.
@sgrisafi
@sgrisafi Год назад
I was an AD in the navy between 1983 to 1987 with VAQ 129
@ReaperOperator
@ReaperOperator Год назад
Amazing breakdown awesome videos thank you
@patrickradcliffe3837
@patrickradcliffe3837 Год назад
The ability to shut down a country's power grid and communication. Yet a flying skypig in a knife fight. VAQ-141 2001-2005 VAQ-129 2005-2006 Strengthened the airframe and landing gear? Yeah, but no. The base design A-6 was built so well that it did not need to be beefed up.
@niksandy7125
@niksandy7125 Год назад
I always thought this aircraft was a good looking plane
@Verity_Auger
@Verity_Auger Год назад
This thing stops something as small as garage door openers!? Insane! What a cool plane!
@peterjp4
@peterjp4 Год назад
I was learning to fly at the on-base flight club on NAS Whidbey. There was one time my instructor and I taxied our Piper Cherokee out and requested take-off clearance. There was a squadron of Prowlers doing pattern work. They launched and landed so frequently that, after about ten minutes waiting, we decided to call it quits. It was nice having that front row seat to the action though.
@georgecaserta2360
@georgecaserta2360 Год назад
The A6 engine noise would go right through you
@josephalexander3884
@josephalexander3884 Год назад
Initially the Ea-6A carried anti radiation middles. ARM the HARM did not appear until the 80’s.
@Bjawae
@Bjawae Год назад
The loudest fucking birds on the flight-line
@emilschneider9974
@emilschneider9974 Год назад
That was very enjoyab, thank you. The Intruder is one of my favourites!
@peteyoung7126
@peteyoung7126 Год назад
Another excellent video. Thank you.
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