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Date: | Saturday 27 July 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman A-6A Intruder |
Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-242 USMC |
Registration: | 152595 |
MSN: | I-143 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam (DAD/VVNN) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A-6A Intruder BuNo. 152595/'DT-10' of VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, based at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam. Destroyed July 27 1968 on whilst parked on the ground at Da Nang by rocket fire during Viet Cong attack. Aircraft was parked in a revetment loaded with 22 MK-82 bombs when it received a direct hit. No casualties among the aircrew, as no one on board at the time
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
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://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html 5.
https://www.fold3.com/document/51219452/ Media:
A U.S. Marine Corps Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 152595) from Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron VMA(AW)-242 Bats loaded with 227 kg Mk 82 bombs takes off on a mission from Da Nang, South Vietnam in late 1967:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Aug-2013 08:24 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
19-Aug-2013 08:33 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
19-Aug-2013 09:18 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Operator] |
20-Mar-2016 00:00 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
27-Dec-2019 15:05 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |