ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57244
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| Date: | Friday 22 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-136, US Navy |
| Registration: | 160708 |
| MSN: | P-71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crow Valley EW Range, 10nm off Clark AFB, Luzon Island -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Philippines (NCP/RPMB) |
| USS Midway (CV-41) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 160708/'NF-604' of VAQ‑136, US Navy, based on the USS MIDWAY (CV 41) as part of CVW-5 operating out of NAS Cubi Point, Subic Bay. The Aircraft was lost about 10nm off Clark AFB, Luzon Island, located 3 miles west of Angeles, Philippines. Aircraft came down in the jungle due to an aft fuel cell fire, during COPE THUNDER jamming exercises in the CROW VALLEY Electronic Warfare Range at Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac, Philippines.
All four crew members - Lt Thomas "T" P. Wood Jr. (Pilot) Lt Commander Robert "Bob" Pinnell (ECMO-1), Lt. M. R (ECMO-2) and Lt Commander James R. "Jim Bob" Powell (ECMO-3) - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://nigelrsadler.webspace.virginmedia.com/ea6production.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow_Valley_Range_Complex
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2016 18:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2016 19:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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