ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158693
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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-65, US Navy |
| Registration: | 154144 |
| MSN: | I-279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Taranto, Italy, while on an anti-surface warfare (ASUW) mission against a Soviet naval task force (the Soviet carrier Novorossiysk and escorts) . The A6 crash occurred during a running rendezvous at low altitude alongside a Soviet vessel as the aircraft overran and stalled crashing into the sea. Both crew - Pilot Lt (JG) Patrick K. "Pat" Inglis and Bombardier/Navigator Lt Commander John D Austin - killed.
Sources:
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Images:
By lead aircraft of a 2 ship formation showing the number 2 aircraft just prior to crash on 22 May 1983 (from unclassified USN JAG report)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 08:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2016 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2016 17:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 16:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2022 19:16 | Inglis6 | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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