A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E <i>Intruder</i> (BuNo 162197) from Attack Squadron 145 "Swordsmen" in flight. VA-145 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ranger</i> (CV-61) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 1 August 1992 to 31 January 1993. Note that the <i>Intruder</i> is armed with AIM-9L <i>Sidewinder</i> air-to-air missiles.
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circa 1992 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1992-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-93/338.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-93/index_030.htm">USS <i>Ranger</i> (CV-61) 1992-1993 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>