ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347836
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Date: | Saturday 27 August 1966 |
Time: | 03:56 |
Type: | Douglas A-4E Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 150079 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gulf of Tonkin/South China Sea -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Oriskany (CVA 34) |
Destination airport: | USS Oriskany (CVA 34) |
Narrative:A Skyhawk on an armed reconnaissance sortie suffered an electrical failure. Pilot, LT(JG) John F. Schroeder, Jr., ejected and was rescued. Squadron VA-163.
Sources:
USS Oriskany (CVA 34) deck log
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Nov-2023 17:02 |
fabiop |
Added |
13-Nov-2023 17:09 |
fabiop |
Updated [Phase] |
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