ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57204
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 1990 |
| Time: | c. 18:34 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Independence (CVA-62) |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder of VA-196 crashed in a night-flying exercise. Came down in the South China Sea 400 miles southwest of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay in the Philippines.
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19900725&id=6oMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4403,3739365&hl=en
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1990/U-S-Navy-Plane-Crashes-in-South-China-Sea-Two-Crewmen-Missing/id-b80acc563cd8976ffa8a6fbb2d1cd282
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2009 08:05 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Apr-2016 17:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 08:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 08:48 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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