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| Date: | Friday 7 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-176, US Navy |
| Registration: | 154157 |
| MSN: | I-292 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) near Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) Mediterranean Sea |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 154157/'AE-505' of VA-176, US Navy on board the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). Destroyed when crashed on April 7 1972 into the Mediterranean Sea off the carrier, which was off Malata at the time. Both crew - Lt James "Jim" A. Kelly (pilot) and Lt (JG) H. T. Wurtzbacher (bombardier/navigator) - ejected and were rescued by the carrier's "plane guard" SAR helicopter
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
4. https://ussfranklindroosevelt.com/?page_id=1395
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2016 13:09 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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