ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158715
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-533 USMC |
| Registration: | 155700 |
| MSN: | I-426 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles W of Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RTAFB Nam Phong, Nam Phong district, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 155700/'ED-12' of VMA(AW)-533, US Marine Corps, based at Nam Phong Air Base, Thailand. Lost on combat operations on night of October 11-12, 1972: Lost on a night low-level armed reconnaissance mission about 15 miles west of Dong Hoi in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam at approximate Coordinates: 17'28.00"N 106'25.00"E.
Both crew - Captain John R. Peacock (pilot) and 1st Lt William Marshall Price (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected, but could not rescued, and were posted as MIA. No crash site was ever located for their aircraft. Both men were classed as missing in action and remained in that status until the Secretary of the Navy approved Presumptive Findings of Death - Price on March 4, 1975 and Peacock on February 26, 1976. Their remains have not been repatriated.
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
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://www.scopesys.com/cgi-bin/bio2.cgi?bio=P124
6. http://www.scopesys.com/cgi-bin/bio2.cgi?bio=P123
7. http://www.virtualwall.org/dp/PriceWM01a.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 09:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 10:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 01:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 01:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Dec-2019 22:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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