I have a question for you that you might know something about. In the late 1970’s somewhere maybe 1977-78 the A-6’s had some sort of malfunction that basically made them have catrostrophic failure right after launch usually in sight of the carrier. I can’t remember why I just remember an A-6 stand down caused by it and it involved several A-6’s launching from the America. My memory is a little bad but I’m pretty certain it was an A-6.
That was after my time. I got out in 1973