ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158701
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 1970 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-196, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155618 |
| MSN: | I-344 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ban Kapay, Savannakhet Province, 30 miles west of the DMZ -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ranger (CVA-61) off east coast of Vietnam |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A‑6A Intruder BuNo. 155618/'NE-516; of VA-196, US Navy, on board the USS Ranger (CVA-61) as part of CVW-2. Lost on combat operations February 6 1970: Steel Tiger mission - Lost a wing after AAA hit over Laos near Ban Kapay during attack on trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Ban Kapay, 30 miles west of the DMZ. The aircraft began spiraling to the right, causing the port wing to disintegrate
Both crew - Lt Commander Evan P. 'Pee Wee' Reese (pilot) and Lt (JG) D. R. Fraser (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected.After spending a harrowing night in the jungle, they were rescued by a "Jolly Green Giant" HH-53 helicopter from 40th ARRS at dawn the following day. Reese would return for the next deployment with VA-196 and eventually command an EA-6B squadron.
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
2. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed During the Vietnam War By Douglas E. Campbell
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 09:00 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2016 21:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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