Incident Grumman A-6E Intruder 158539,
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Date:Thursday 17 January 1991
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic A6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman A-6E Intruder
Owner/operator:VA-35, US Navy
Registration: 158539
MSN: I-522
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Airfield H-3, Western Iraq -   Iraq
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Saratoga (CV-60), Red Sea, off Iraq
Destination airport:USS Saratoga (CV-60), Red Sea, off Iraq
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 158539/'AA-512' of VA-35, US Navy, based on board the USS Saratoga (CV-60). Damaged on combat operations January 17 1991: During Operation "Desert Storm", Hit by missile over Iraq. Flew back to carrier. No reported casualties to the two crew.

Later repaired and returned to service: by 1993 back in service with VA-304, US Navy, Withdrawn from service to AMARC as 5A0122 July 27, 1994.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 January 1991 152928 VA-155, US Navy 2 Umm Qasr Naval Base, North of Kuwait City w/o

Revision history:

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04-Apr-2016 19:49 Dr.John Smith Added

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