Near Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

A-6A “Intruder”

Aircraft, Attack

— Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —

A-6A Intruder Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

1. A-6A Intruder Marker

Inscription.
Aircraft, Attack, A-6A “Intruder”
Crew: 2
Armament: 18,000 lbs of ordnance on five external racks (can carry 28 different types of ordnance)
Speed: 648 MPH (max)
Range: 3,245 Miles
Manufacturer: Grumman
Note: 693 A-6A produced, in service 1960-1997

Erected by Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 29° 58.786′ N, 81° 59.029′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from Minden Street 0.1 miles east of Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5629 State Route 16 West, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A-7 “Corsair II” (here, next to this marker); UH-1 “Huey” (a few steps from this marker); Firebase Florida (a few steps from this marker); Howitzer, 8IN (203MM) (within shouting distance of this marker); BRDM-2 (within shouting distance of this marker); M60 "Patton" (within shouting distance of this marker); Truck, Utility, 4x4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Gun, 40MM, M42, "Duster" (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.

Also see . . . Grumman A-6 Intruder. (Submitted on July 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

A-6A Intruder and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

2. A-6A Intruder and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.