ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186174
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1993 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-95, US Navy |
| Registration: | 161682 |
| MSN: | I-659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Abraham Lincoln, Persian Gulf, 37 miles E of the coast of Kuwait -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) off Kuwait |
| USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) off Kuwait | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 161682/NH-510 of VA‑95, US Navy, based on board the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Destroyed September 8, 1993 in a Mid-Air collision (formation incident) over the Persian Gulf, 37 miles East of the coast of Kuwait, with A-6E Intruder BuNo. 164385. Both crew in both aircraft ejected and survived: they were recovered by the carriers "plane guard" SAR Helicopter. The rescuers pulled all four crewmen from the water in what they reported as “good condition.”
Both crew - Captain A. Bauer, USAF (pilot) and Lt (JG) Steve Gaze (Bombardier/Navigator) - on board BuNo. 161685 were recovered
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-ii.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2016 19:54 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2016 19:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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