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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151786 |
| MSN: | I-89 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 75 miles W of San Diego, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of California |
Written off (destroyed) July 27 1965 when crashed into the Pacific Ocean after a mid air collision with another A-6A Intruder of VA-85 'Black Falcons' (BuNo 151780) during join-up 75 miles west of San Diego, off the coast of California, during work ups on the USS Kitty Hawk prior to leaving for first WestPac. Both crew - Lt. Commander G. B. Ball and Lt. Commander J. N. Spartz - ejected, but both suffered injuries. Both suffered damages to back vertebra. One crewman felt this was encountered by use of his hand on canopy as an aid to remain firmly in seat during G's encountered.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2016 22:48 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2016 23:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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