ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57178
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 April 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-304, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155694 |
| MSN: | I-420 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, Californa, near Oakland Bridge -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, San Francisco, California (NGZ/KNGZ) |
| NAS Alameda, San Francisco, California (NGZ/KNGZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo 155694/'ND-407' of VA304, US Navy was destroyed April 5 1994: Crashed during routine touch and go landings at Naval Air Station Alameda following mechanical failure over San Francisco Bay near SF Oakland Bridge.
This aircraft was with the Reserve squadron in Alameda. On return from a training flight, they went into the break for a VFR landing, and descended on downwind, crashing into the bay near Oakland Bridge. Both crew ejected at low level, low angle and high speed
Both Pilot and B/N were killed in the crash. Pilot was Lt Commander "Rand" McNally (Formerly Capt USMC). Bombardier/Navigator was Lt Commander B. McMahon.
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995
2. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-04-07/news/9404070238_1_rand-mcnally-plane-navy-attack-bomber
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2011 15:47 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2014 08:41 | kdbones | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2016 21:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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