ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185418
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151780 |
| MSN: | I-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 75 miles W of San Diego, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of California |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed when crashed into the Pacific Ocean July 27 1965 after a mid air collision with A-6A Intruder BuNo 151786 during join-up 75 miles west of San Diego, off the coast of California during work ups on the Kitty Hawk prior to leaving for first WestPac. Both crew of BuNo 151780 - Lt. JG G. F. Wagner and LT A. Malikoff - ejected. However Lt A. Malikoff was not recovered from the water after a reported successful ejection and correct seat operating sequence. He was posted at MIAS/KIAS
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.intruderassociation.org/in_memory.html]
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/a6pics/151780.jpg]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2016 22:39 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2016 22:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2016 22:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2016 23:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2017 12:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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