That's a signal for "Move up".

and he's really really trusting in the friendship.

That man is his high school classmate

Not only does he know him, he doesn't like him because he's going to shoot him very shortly.

That would be the worst job in the world.

Thank you sir. I was an Abrams Tanker in the Gulf war and I wish I had become a pilot too.

Thankyou for your service from a Canadian brother🇺🇲🇨🇦

@@Grayman58 thank you brother

Alexander Wallgren thank you for serving soldier

@@bigeasydeg thanks, man. I'd do it a million times over.

DAMN FEW

thank you for your service "Love from Italy'

My Bro-In-Arms....thanks for your service in 20 Yrs Army....from a vet 20 Yrs Navy!!

AND check your six.......AND make sure no assholes tied a bunch of cans to your tail.....

I think the EA-6B was one of the planes they flew in "flight of the intruder". Iron Hand, maybe?

I’m on Whidbey. I miss them but still enjoy the hornets!

Grumman Iron Works , says it all really ...

@@damienhill6383 Yeah, but they where all aluminum..... I bet you could throw a million magnets in the stockroom and all they would stick to was the shelves....

Steel landing gear struts and stainless steel coated heat shields surrounding the engines. Steel parts involved in tubing connectors. For a couple of decades if you saw one of these planes it was probably using hydraulic and/or fuel lines I fabricated. On some A-6 variants the Norfolk government maintenance depot was the sole source for an improved tube on the main landing gear.

That's the shooter!

@@CynOfficial36 he shoots what !

@@riteshpatel8175 the aircraft off the deck!!

Closer than you might think. Orville died in 48. The first jet launch from a carrier was in 1945.

@Colin McGeachy Imagine how proud they were to see what people have done with their amazing invention...

What about the brazilian Alberto dos Santos Dumont! ???

@@alanmalaquias596 What about him?

They would have gone back in 1903 with the idea to use a catapult to finally be able to take their Flyer off.

The prowler is the electronic warfare version of the intruder.

Dana Hess Don't forget the rest of the crew, they all make it work.

@Jsaonsenipor I'd love to see your source.

Just shut up!

@Jasonsenipor Didn't think so

@Jasonsenipor innocent farmers in Syria? Are you familiar with the concept of URBAN WARFARE? Yeah, I didn't think so. Listen if you are trying to make the point that Obomba dropped a lot of bombs on a lot of innocent civilians, you're right. But if you are a Trump supporter, maybe just watch from the sidelines. Your argument doesn't make any sense and you are making US look bad. If you're not a Trump supporter, then by all means, keep up the good work. OH by the way. Obama ordered under 600 airstrikes by drone Now that IS ten times more than Bush. But if you add up all the engagements under the Obama administration and civilian and military personnel deaths and multiplied it by 20 you MIGHT be in the 10's of thousands of deaths.... So, let's recap. No farmers were targeted or most likely killed by american's in Syria. Farmers don't tend to live in Urban areas much less Urban Warfare areas.... 2 million people most of them innocent civilians. Really. Show me some documentation that adds up to 100,000. You can't. But try, my guess is you haven't really looked. You will be surprised at how much the casualty rates have dropped since we stopped fighting world wars. WWII saw the deaths of conservatively 60-70 million people. And that included the dropping of the mother and the daughter of all bombs on TWO CIVILIAN cities and general warfare for many years. All out war. If you really think Obombya could kill a third of the civilians that Hitler did, in two terms as president, without the ENTIRE WORLD screaming bloody murder about it you are nucking futs.

Try living down the runway from a Republic.

Many of us that worked on this aircraft suffer hearing loss. VAQ 140 (1991-1994)

Agree, EA6-B and A6 loudest planes on the flight deck. USS America 1975 - 1978.

Agreed. Nothing like the sound of a Prowler or Intruder at full power on the catapult. I have constant ringing in my ears.

That combat shot hit different

A prowler didnt carry bombs. But it was heavy depending on the configuration. And they didnt take off light on fuel. Always bagged out. A tomcat and a super hornet were heavier off the cat than a prowler.

Wow, so cool!

I can imagine ..we never had cable snap but id say you had change your drawers ..hook runner prayed cable never snapped

Will p I think it did happen in the past. Can’t sure an incident though. But those cables are pretty beefy. Mainly the noise came from the tension system for the cables where the cables wrapped around these large wheels to slow the plane down gradually but quickly. We had four cables on deck and the planes usually grabbed #3. Seemed that way if you’re trying to sleep.

@@jackdaniel.2546 i was on vinson and was saying while i was on i never seen it i was in v2 division launch and recovery...cables are 1 3/4 the cdp is a tad smaller but still its a huge cable and scary if it would snap and we alternated positions in v2 and def hook running was scariest

Will p Most dangerous job in the world is the flight deck. Just ask John McCain, oh wait he’s dead. I was on the Coral Sea with F-4’s, A-7 Corsairs, A-4 Skyhawks and A-6 Intruders. Had a buddy who worked flight deck on the Intruders in our squadron and walked by a plane turning up when he was sucked up to the bird cage over the intake. Crazy stuff. There was also a guy with ships company who disappeared one night at sea. Guess he was kind of a jerk and the word was he accidentally fell off the fantail one night.

@@jackdaniel.2546 im 45 and i remember 1st time i hook ran i was 19 ..ive never been so scared when i did it solo ..also its not a matter of if you ever get blew down by a jet or when you get blew down

Too bad Stephen, you missed a great ride. In 1973 as an enlisted man I made about 10 of these rides off the USS Constellation in the A-6 Intruder, the precursor to the Prowlers. Still fond memories.

I would do it if I had the chance to .. my only fear is that I would start puking after 5 min and not stop until 3h after landing

You want to write a "Bucket list" letter to uncle Joe in the White House . . . . you never know.

@@douglasslotolowicz9454 the EA-6B was more of a variant of the A-6, not necessarily a precursor, they were around basically at the same time

@Paul Pflaum I do not think death should be called "hilarious" no matter how deserving the person dying is

I don't think they fly anymore, in the US military at least

@Paul Pflaum no I've never been in combat, and no I don't think I'd have the mental fortitude to stay sane in such a situation. still I think calling killing hilarious is dehumanizing.

@Paul Pflaum it is, and now having cleared any misconceptions, I think I can agree with what you said. Have a good day and thank you for your service.

Larry Melancon I spent two weeks on your boat TAD to do cat and trap recertifications. Out of Mayport in '77 or '78. We had orange tail birds among the air wing. I did brown shirt and white shirt duties for the A-6/EA-6.

Larry Melancon I was ahead of you a few years. USS Constellation. F4 squadron. AMH3. 71-74.

L00PdeL00P's Channel It is a brain screaming rush launching in a C 1A... sitting backwards as a passenger.

@@Sweetteawillie i couldnt agree more both off an on its a complete ride your eyeballs feel like comming out your head was headed from carrier to fire fighting school .1993 uss carl vinson a.b.e v2 division....

What???

Sandra Turner I never flew but I worked a flight deck and saw way too many cat shots to recall. Been inside all jets that were aboard but never flew in one.

Thanks for pointing that out! It is pretty amazing!

The next best thing will be coming out sometime between now and the heat death of the universe. DCS (a PC flight simulator) will be releasing an A-6E module, and you'll be able to be either the pilot or BN.

333gatekeeper333 my name is Stroud. We were together there at that time.

333gatekeeper333 my memory is so bad these days...I have forgotten a lot of names 😃.

333gatekeeper333 I hear you Brother. Semper Fi 😃.

I was putting a shadow on the annunciator panel to make sure I had no lights since the sun angle was right on the instruments.

@@thaudout Dude, you fly a prowler & you answer peoples questions on the tube, tonnes of respect my friend, thanks for doing what you do :)

Bounced at Coupeville many times. Thank you for supporting your military.

Totally agree. That bugeyed look is so cool.

Nope. Jan or Feb timeframe of 2012. My last Prowler deployment.

In my experience, most flight ops, especially first round of the day, start out with the waist cats because the bow of the ship is loaded with parked aircraft. Once you got into the cyclic ops, the cat use spread would be more evenly distributed.