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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-42, US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Chesapeake, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
| Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Chesapeake, Virginia (NFE/KMFE |
A-6E Intruder of VA-42 "Green Pawns". Destroyed May 15, 1973 when crashed short of the runway at Fentress Airfield (Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress - a military use airport located in Chesapeake, Virginia). Both crew - Lt R. E. Foster (pilot) and Ensign M. J. McCamish (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2016 16:20 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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