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| Date: | Monday 29 January 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-242 USMC |
| Registration: | 152588 |
| MSN: | I-136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam |
A-6A Intruder BuNo 152588/'DT-08' of VMA(AW)-242, US Marine Corps was destroyed on the ground in a VietCong rocket attack on the night of 29/30 January 1968, whilst parked outside at DaNang Air Base, South Vietnam. No casualties on board the aircraft, as there was no one aboard at the time. Four other A-6As were damaged in the same attack.
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
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
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 09:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 09:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2013 09:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Mar-2016 23:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2019 15:09 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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