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| Date: | Thursday 17 May 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-176, US Navy |
| Registration: | 160421 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing Caribbean Sea, off Puerto Rico -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Independence (CVA-62) |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 160421 of VA-176, US Navy, as part oc CVW-6. Destroyed May 17, 1979 when on a training bombing run off USS Independence (CVA-62).reported missing, so presumed that the the two perished at sea
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(CV-62)#1970.E2.80.931979
4. http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-79/202.htm
Images:
USN photo taken on the Indy 25May1979 during Memorial for the two crewman.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2016 16:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2018 06:52 | Jezebel David | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 17-Nov-2021 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2023 09:35 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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