AOA Decals 1/48 Southeast Asia Intruders (2) Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

First Look

AOA Decals has returned with part two of another impressive new set. In this release, we have another nice selection of A-6 Intruders assigned to US Navy squadrons operating in southeast Asia during the late 1960s/early 1970s. The instructions provide a nice layout diagram for distinctive marking and stencil placement on the airframe.

The subjects included in this set:

• A-6A, 151821, VA-65, - /401, USS Constellation, 1966
• A-6A, 151819, VA-65, NL/413, USS Constellation, 1966
• A-6A, 152899, VA-65, AA/511, USS Forrestal, 1967
• A-6A, 155585, VA-65, NH/505, USS Kitty Hawk, 1968/69
• A-6A, 152946, VA-75, AC/500, USS Saratoga, 1972
• A-6A, 155622, VA-75, AC/501, USS Saratoga, 1972
• A-6A, 154144, VA-95, NL/500, USS Coral Sea, 1973
• A-6A, 154133, VA-95, NL/501, USS Coral Sea, 1973
• A-6A, 152907, VA-165, NE/507, USS Ranger, 1967/68
• A-6A, 155599, VA-165, NE/512, USS Ranger, 1968/69
• A-6A, 155677, VA-165, NG/503, USS America, 1970
• A-6A, 155644, VA-165, NG/500, USS Constellation, 1971/72
• A-6A, 154147, VA-196, NK/402, USS Constellation, 1968/69
• A-6A, 155608, VA-196, NE/506, USS Ranger, 1969/70
• A-6B Mod 0, 151565, VA-196, NK/504, USS Enterprise, 1971/72
• A-6A, 155598, VA-196, NK/512, USS Enterprise, 1971/72
• KA-6D, 151819, VA-196, NK/522, USS Enterprise, 1972/73

The instructions walk you through the placement of the markings around the A-6 airframe and include the maintenance stencils that are carried by these standard white over gray high visibility aircraft. These decals are printed by Cartograf and feature nicely legible stencils and the variations of markings that have appeared on the aircraft.

For more information about this set and the other releases from AOA Decals, visit their website at www.aoadecals.com.

My sincere thanks to AOA Decals for this review sample!