U.S. Navy A-6E Intruder refuels a French Navy Super Etendard.
A U.S. Navy A-6E Intruder (left) performs in-flight refueling with a French Navy Super Etendard (right) while operating in the western Mediterranean Sea, June 19, 1996. The Intruder was flying from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while the Super Etendards were operating from the French aircraft carrier Clememceau (R 98). The two carriers and their aircraft used the opportunity to practiced underway replenishment and in-flight refueling respectively. The Intruder is attached to Attack Squadron 34, of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.