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| Date: | Monday 20 June 1966 |
| Time: | 20:57 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-242 USMC |
| Registration: | 152602 |
| MSN: | I-150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hampton, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD |
Destroyed June 20 1966 when collided with A-6A Intruder BuNo 152605, also of VMA(AW)-242 US Marine Corps. The two planes were on a bombing practice on the Tangier Target Range. After the last practice run, during the join up, aircraft 152605 struck 152602 in its wing root area. One aircraft crashed into Chesapeake Bay, VA. the other crashed into a housing area of Buckroe Beach, Virginia, injuring an unknown number of people, and reportedly killed two persons on the ground.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 21 June 1966, p1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 17:46 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 17:53 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2016 01:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2016 16:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 16:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Jan-2022 10:27 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2022 16:33 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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