ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158683
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Date: | Friday 12 February 1982 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman A-6E Intruder |
Owner/operator: | VMAT(AW)-202 USMC |
Registration: | 152908 |
MSN: | I-212 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Okefenokee Swamp, Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A-6E Intruder BuNo. 152908 of VMAT(AW)-202, US Marine Corps. Lost February 12. 1982 when crashed into the Offeekenokee Swamp, Florida (at approximate coordinates 30°37′7.56″N 82°19′15.5″W) during low level training mission
Both crew - Captain J. E. Bull (pilot) and 1st Lt T. J. Spegle (bombardier/navigator) - ejected safely, and were recovered
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 4.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/5435399502 Media:
A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 152908) from Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) "Thunderbolts" in flight. VA-176 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 January to 27 July 1970. The A-6A 152908 later crashed on 12 February 1982 into Okefenokee Swamp, Florida (USA). The crew ejected safely.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Aug-2013 07:57 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
20-Aug-2013 08:25 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
01-Apr-2016 19:30 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
01-Apr-2016 19:31 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-Dec-2019 16:41 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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