Grumman EA-6B Prowler facts for kids

Grumman EA-6B Prowler of the US Navy.

The Grumman EA-6B Prowler is a military aircraft. It is a version of the A-6 Intruder. It is used as electronic warfare aircraft for radar jamming. It was never exported. It is used only by the US Navy and the US Marines Corps. After 2021, it will be replaced by Boeing EA-18 Growler.

The EA-6B Prowler was used in the Vietnam War, in the Gulf War, and in the war of Kosovo. It was used in Afghanistan's war against al-Qaeda.

The aircraft can be used from an air base or an aircraft carrier.

Images for kids

The two-seat EA-6A (top) was followed by the four-seat EA-6B Prowler (bottom)
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"FrankenProwler" during a pre-flight inspection at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
VAQ-131 was the second squadron to deploy to Vietnam, in September 1972.
EA-6B takes off from Eielson AFB. Note the gold tint of the canopy for protection from electromagnetic interference and prevents some EM emissions
An EA-6B Prowler lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).
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An EA-6B Prowler from VAQ-138 carrying two wing mounted jamming pods.
An EA-6B on display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
An EA-6B Prowler on display at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City
Orthographically projected diagram of the Grumman EA-6B Prowler.
Two EA-6B Prowlers over Turkey flying in support of Operation Northern Watch, 2002.
An EA-6B of VAQ-140 "Patriots" patrols the skies over Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995.