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| Date: | Thursday 17 January 1991 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-35, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158539 |
| MSN: | I-522 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Airfield H-3, Western Iraq -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga (CV-60), Red Sea, off Iraq |
| USS Saratoga (CV-60), Red Sea, off Iraq |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 158539/'AA-512' of VA-35, US Navy, based on board the USS Saratoga (CV-60). Damaged on combat operations January 17 1991: During Operation "Desert Storm", Hit by missile over Iraq. Flew back to carrier. No reported casualties to the two crew.
Later repaired and returned to service: by 1993 back in service with VA-304, US Navy, Withdrawn from service to AMARC as 5A0122 July 27, 1994.
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
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 January 1991 | 152928 | VA-155, US Navy | 2 | Umm Qasr Naval Base, North of Kuwait City |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2016 19:49 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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