The Bird of Prey was developed beginning in 1992 by then-McDonnell Douglas' Phantom Works division for special projects
from shortly after takeoff to landing if required
giving the airplane a maximum cruising speed of 405 mph
Penny was an accomplished air racer and rated multiengine pilot
In Southeast Asia
A-6 Intruder / VMA-533 Experimental and Prototypes The Bird of Prey wasVMA 533 Grumman A 6 Intruder airplane model. The first Intruders, the A 6A, first saw combat in March l965 in Vietnam, operating from the USS Independence. From that point on, Intruders of various models became heavily involved in the fighting in Southeast Asia. On February 27, l970, Grumman flew the first example of the A6 E, an advanced, upgraded version of the A 6A aircraft. The A6 E had two 9,300 lb thrust Pratt &, Whitney J52 P 8B turbojets,