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| Date: | Wednesday 21 November 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 155667 |
| MSN: | I-394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuse River Havelock, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 155667/'KC-00' of VMAT(AW)-202, US Marine Corps, based at Cherry Point MCAS. Crashed November 21, 1984 during routine mission on the Avon Park Bombing Range, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida
Both crew - 1st.Lt R. E. Loomis (pilot) and Major R. C. Koch (bombardier-navigator) - ejected
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://web.archive.org/web/20161204205925/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_Park_Air_Force_Range
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Apr-2016 17:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2016 20:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 12-Apr-2018 09:27 | SARSWIMMER | Updated [Location, ] |
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