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| Date: | Monday 17 March 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-176, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151575 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Forrestal (CVA-59), off Mayport, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Forrestal (CVA-59), off Mayport, Florida |
| USS Forrestal (CVA-59), off Mayport, Florida |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo. 151575/'AE-513' of VA-176, US Navy. Badly damaged in a deck fire on March 17, 1986 whil ready for launch on board the USS Forrestal (CV-59) (see link #4). The carrier was off Mayport, Florida, at the time. Returned to Grumman but never repaired. Struck off charge and scrapped.
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. http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/a6pics/151575.jpg
5. https://www.intruderassociation.org/guestbook/view.asp
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2016 16:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2016 18:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2021 19:54 | drphloxx | Updated [Phase, Photo, ] |
| 02-Jul-2021 17:30 | IntruderTech | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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