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A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 151816) from Attack Squadron VA-65 Tigers on the ground at Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA) in 1966. The aircraft is camouflaged, just out of NARF Paint Shop. VA-65 was assigned to Attak Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for a deployment to Vietnam from 12 May to 3 December 1966. The U.S. Navy experimented with aircraft camouflage and painted half of the aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) with dark green colours to blend in with the Vietnamese jungle. The results proved inconclusive for the U.S. Navy, whereas the U.S. Air Force concluded that the camouflage was effective. U.S. Navy planes would not be camouflaged until the 1980s.The A-6A 151816 was hit by ground fire while attacking Hoi Thuong Barracks, North Vietnam and crashed at sea on 25 June 1966 (N 18 44' 40" N, 105 47' 33" E). The crew ejected and were able to communicate via emergency radios during their parachute descent. After hitting the water the crew came under mortar fire from the beach. Search and rescue efforts were initiated immediately. One of the SAR aircraft (A-4C 149567, VA-146, USS Ranger (CVA-61)) was shot down, but two of the three crewmen, A-6 pilot LtCdr. Richard M. Weber and and the A-4 pilot, Lt. F.H. Magee, were picked up by U.S. Navy helicopters. No trace of the A-6 bombardier-navigator, Lt.JG Charles W. Marik was found, and it was suspected that he had been hit and killed by enemy fire.