Originally Posted by
Dr Jekyll
I've been reading 'Flight of the Intruder' again, which seems very well researched ...
The author flew A-6s over Vietnam himself, he did two tours on the USS Enterprise. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Coonts
I can recommend his book 'The Intruders' as well, which serves as a sort of post-Vietnam sequel. Together, they contain a lot of interesting insights into A-6 operations and naval air operations in general. Both books are of course fiction.