ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77210
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-121 USMC |
| Registration: | 155608 |
| MSN: | I-334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twenty-Nine Palms, San Bernardino County, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Toro, Irvine, California (KNZJ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 155608/'VK-03' of VMA(AW) 121, US Marine Corps. Crashed October 2, 1983 while on flight ops (practice bombing run) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29 Palms, San Bernardino County, California. Cause of crash attributed to faulty patch on outer wing, which came off and tore outer wing from aircraft sending it into a spiral dive
Of the two crew - the pilot, Captain Henry Bryan Drier and the bombardier/navigator 1st LT E.C. Hertberg - both died on impact into a mountain after ejection
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://image1.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132277218
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2016 18:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2016 18:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2016 18:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2016 18:42 | Pipescs | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2019 16:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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