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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4D-5 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | VA-56 US Navy |
| Registration: | 151022 |
| MSN: | 13192 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | in the sea 80M from Kikai Island, Kagoshima -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ticonderoga |
The aircraft rolled of in the sea from carrier lifter. The aircraft was armed with a B43 nuclear bomb. The pilot, Ltjg Douglas M Webster, sunk toghether with aircraft and vanished in the sea.
Sources:
http://www.vindy.com/news/2006/apr/15/douglas-m-webster-he-acted-on-his-beliefs-says/?print
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Philippine_Sea_A-4_incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lFHjcMf3s4
http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20TICONDEROGA%2012%20AUG%2066.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2018 18:00 | j155 | Added |
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