With the phasing out
of the EA-6B airframes from USN stock, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) began
to modify several for use as airborne surveillance and control vehicles. By
strategically placing several over major financial centers, the IRS can monitor
all transactions in several states simultaneously. effortlessly and undetected.
Vital in several major cases, the "Fowler" has been used not only as
an information gatherer, but an active jammer, eliminating the chances of
perpetrators contacting their
accountants and having vital documents shredded.
The identity of the crews is kept top secret, and all planes carry the identical
ID number, 1040. All of them appear based at a secret IRS airbase in upstate
South Dakota. Or possibly Lower North Dakota...reports vary...
Next time you hear a suspicious buzz on your cell phone...look up...wayyyy
up..and you just might see a Fowler fly overhead...
Click on
images below to see larger images
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The kit used here is
the 1/72 scale Matchbox EA-6B, which I obtained for free, since it was already
assembled. I took a minimalist approach to res toring the plane, by painting it
overall black. The Rotodome is actually from the Revell 1/129 scale AWACs kit.
Decals are done on an ALPS printer.
Canopies were painted over, due to extensive glue and sanding marks, so I chose
to mimic the "DeskTop Model format.
Alvis
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