ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178657
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1973 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman E-2B Hawkeye |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ocean View Beach, Norfolk, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk NAS |
| Northrop Grumman, White Plains, NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sea.
Aircraft making initial climb after leaving NAS Norfolk, flying to the Grumman Facility in White Plains, NY. Conditions Overcast. The plane, sputtering like it was out of gas, smashed into the bay only minutes after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into sandbar at tide, just off the beach at the intersection of Sturgis Street and East Ocean View Avenue, in the Ocean View / Bay View area of Norfolk, VA. Crash was catastrophic loss of aircraft and of all crew members.
Plane part of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120.
Killed were: Lt. Walter J. MacLeod Jr., Lt. Cmdr. Randall M. Moore, Lt. Edward W. Cassel, Lt. Arthur T. Dunn, Ens. Howard E. Wagoner.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 20 June 1973, p6
The Register, Danville, GA, June 21, 1973 5-A
Lowell Sun, June 19, 1973, p 42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 19:24 | TB | Added |
| 17-Sep-2015 19:15 | RodgerAsai | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 19:46 | Wmjoep@aol.com | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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