ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185880
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Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1973 |
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Type: | Grumman A-6A Intruder |
Owner/operator: | VA-42, US Navy |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Chesapeake, Virginia -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
Destination airport: | Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Chesapeake, Virginia (NFE/KMFE |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A-6E Intruder of VA-42 "Green Pawns". Destroyed May 15, 1973 when crashed short of the runway at Fentress Airfield (Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress - a military use airport located in Chesapeake, Virginia). Both crew - Lt R. E. Foster (pilot) and Ensign M. J. McCamish (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected
Sources:
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http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html 2.
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Mar-2016 16:20 |
Dr.John Smith |
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