Date:	Saturday 27 July 1968
Time:
Type:	Grumman A-6A Intruder
Owner/operator:	VMA(AW)-242 USMC
Registration:	152595
MSN:	I-143
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 (DAD/VVNN)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 152595/'DT-10' of VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, based at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam. Destroyed July 27 1968 on whilst parked on the ground at Da Nang by rocket fire during Viet Cong attack. Aircraft was parked in a revetment loaded with 22 MK-82 bombs when it received a direct hit. No casualties among the aircrew, as no one on board at the time

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
5. https://www.fold3.com/document/51219452/

A U.S. Marine Corps Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 152595) from Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron VMA(AW)-242 Bats loaded with 227 kg Mk 82 bombs takes off on a mission from Da Nang, South Vietnam in late 1967:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Aug-2013 08:24	Uli Elch	Added
19-Aug-2013 08:33	Uli Elch	Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ]
19-Aug-2013 09:18	Uli Elch	Updated [Operator, ]
20-Mar-2016 00:00	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
27-Dec-2019 15:05	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]