ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77212
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Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1987 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman A-6E Intruder |
Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-533 USMC |
Registration: | 155625 |
MSN: | I-351 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 miles from MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) |
Destination airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A‑6E Intruder BuNo. 155625/ED-08 of VMA(AW)533, US Marine Corps. Crashed August 4, 1987 due to a catastrophic fire in both engines, total hydraulic failure and total electrical failure: crashed shortly after take‑off, near MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina, USA. Crew ejected at an altitude between 500-700 feet in a wing-down, nose-down attitude 3 miles from Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Pilot - Major John F. Thornell - suffered multiple fractures but returned to flight status. Bombardier/navigator Major J. E. B. Stewart was uninjured in the ejection
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/thirdseries19.html 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm Media:
U.S. Marine Corps Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 155625) from Marine all-weather attack squadron VMA(AW)-533 Hawks catches the arresting gear cable aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Florida (USA), in 1972.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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03-Apr-2016 22:11 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
03-Apr-2016 22:13 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Embed code] |
28-Dec-2019 17:29 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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