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| Date: | Friday 7 March 1969 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-35, US Navy |
| Registration: | 152643 |
| MSN: | I-191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boyington, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
| NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 152643 of VA-35, US Navy: destroyed March 7, 1969, in a Mid-air collision with A-6A BuNo. 152897 (also of VA-35) at Boyington Virginia. Both aircraft were on VTR training tactics mission approximately 100 miles South West of NAS Oceana when collision occurred at approximately 12:15 hours
Of the two crew on board BuNo, 152643, the pilot (Lt.(JG) R. P. Wiegland) ejected through the canopy and survived. The Bombardier/Navigator Lt. (JG) T. P. Lufkin also ejected through the canopy but was killed
Sources:
1. 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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2016 17:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 20-Mar-2016 17:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 12:48 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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