ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158617
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| Date: | Sunday 15 May 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151800 |
| MSN: | I-103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in Gulf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of Vietnam |
| USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of Vietnam | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Unable to refuel from tanker and ran out of fuel over Gulf Of Tonkin. Crashed due to fuel starvation. Both crew - Lt. Commander John Cooley "Buzz" Ellison and Lt. Commander R G Blackwood - ejected and were rescued by Navy helicopter.
[Lt. Commander John Cooley "Buzz" Ellison was KIA 24 March 1967 in A-6A Intruder 151587 - which see]
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan, Jim Laurie
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 07:41 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 15-Mar-2016 16:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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