ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57173
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| Date: | Monday 3 June 1996 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-115, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155704 |
| MSN: | I-430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near JDS Yuugiri, 1,541 miles W of Hawaii -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAF Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (NJA/RJTA) |
| USS Independence (CVA-62), Pacific Ocean | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tuesday, 4 June 1996: About 16:15, during Exercise "RIMPAC 96", USN A-6E, BuNo 155704/NF-500, shot down by JMSDF Asagiri Class destroyer DD-153 JDS Yuugiri, about 1,541 miles west of Hawaii, USA. First non-Japanese aircraft shot down by the JMSDF since 1945.
When the A-6E, at altitude 700 feet (200 m) and speed 340 knots, was towing a target drone (diameter 18 cm, length 2 m) about 5.5 to 6 km behind it and approaching the Yuugiri from her left side, her left-side mounted Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS fired and hit the A-6E. The A-6E crashed into ocean on the ships right side.
The A-6E belonged to VA-115 "Eagles", CVW-5, based at Atsugi NAF, Kanagawa Prefecture, and deployed to CV-62 USS Independence. The A-6E crew ejected, and rescued by JDS Yuugiri. The two crew of the A-6E were: (Pilot) Lieutenant Commander William E. Royster and (Bombardier-navigator) Lieutenant Keith A. Douglas. Both crew lightly wounded, and delivered by helicopter to USS Independence for treatment.
Also practising their CIWS near the Yuugiri were JMSDF Haruna Class destroyer DDH-142 JDS Hiei and USN Spruance Class destroyer DD-991 USS Fife. Each CIWS round with tungsten core costs about 80,000 Yen. Firing rate 3,000 shots per minute. Visibility, about 20 km. Weather, fine.
Sources:
1. Flight International 4-10 June 1997
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
4. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 15:54 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 10:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 21:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2023 03:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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