ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158697
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| Date: | Saturday 28 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-196, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155605 |
| MSN: | I-331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Ranger (CVA-61) in Gulf of Tonkin, off North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ranger (CVA-61) Gulf of Tonkin, off Vietnam |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A‑6A Intruder BuNo. 155605/'NE-505' of VA-196, US Navy, on board the USS Ranger (CVA-61). On February 28 1970 caught fire during catapult launch from the USS Ranger whilst the carrier was located in Gulf of Tonkin.
Both crew - Lt R. R. Wittenberg (pilot) and Lt H. W. Paul (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected immediately and were quickly recovered by the USS Ranger's "plane guard" SAR helicopter.
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
2. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed During the Vietnam War By Douglas E. Campbell
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Media:
U.S. Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo. 155605) of attack squadron VA-165 Boomers en route to North Vietnam in 1968/69. VA-165 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) during the deployment from 26 Oct 1968 to 17 May 1969 to Vietnam. The aircraft is armed with 227 kg (500 lb) Mk 82 bombs:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 09:00 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2016 22:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2016 22:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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