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| Date: | Monday 22 October 1973 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 156980 |
| MSN: | I-449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Western Pacific -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CV-41) |
Mid air collision with Vought A-7A Corsair II BuNo. 153204 over the Western Pacific 127 miles east of Okinawa, Japan. Impacted the water 11 miles aft of the carrier.
Both crew - 1st Lt Jot Eve (pilot) and Lt Dave Moody (bombarider/navigator) - were killed
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
4. http://www.mcara.us/EA-6A_history.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2016 15:35 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2019 18:54 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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