ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57200
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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-141, US Navy |
| Registration: | 163405 |
| MSN: | P-145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Atlantic Ocean, off Norfolk, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Atlantic Ocean, off Norfolk, Virginia |
| USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Atlantic Ocean, off Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 163405/'AJ-620' of VAQ-141, US Navy, as part of CVW-8. Crashed December 31, 1990 - Arrested landing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) failed and aircraft went over the side. All four crew - Lt T. Brumfield, Lt J. Meier, Lt S. Schwing and Lt (JG) S. Dyce - ejected safely and were rescued.
On 28 December 1990, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 deployed from Norfolk, Virginia for Operation Desert Shield, arriving in the Persian Gulf on 16 January 1991. With the commencement of Operation Desert Storm on 15 January 1991, Theodore Roosevelt began combat operations; eventually flying over 4,200 sorties (more than any other carrier) and dropping more than 4,800,000 pounds of ordnance before the cease-fire on 28 February.
Sources:
1. Flight International 8-14 May 1991 p.46 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%201202.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries22.htm]l
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN-71)#1990s
5. http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-navy-in-desert-shield-desert-storm/december-1990.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2009 08:24 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Jan-2011 05:34 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 04-Apr-2016 18:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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