ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158688
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| Date: | Thursday 19 December 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-196, US Navy |
| Registration: | 154152 |
| MSN: | I-287 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ban Tanook, 20 miles southwest of the A Sầu Valley -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Constellation (CVA-64) off Vietnam coast |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 154152 of VA-196, US Navy as part of CVW-14 on board the USS Constellation (CVA-64). Lost on combat operations December 19, 1968: Wing blown off during a night strike on a truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Ban Tanook, 20 miles southwest of the A Sầu Valley, Laos
Aircraft was on a night combat strike mission (weather clear, visibility 10 miles) when it was hit by suspected enemy ground fire. Aircraft was on its first run with 16 MK-82 bombs aboard. At 6,500 feet the bombs were dropped and the aircraft was hit at approximately 5,500 feet on pull out. No flak or tracers were observed.
Of the two crew, the Bombardier/Navigator (Lt Robert W. Colyar) was rescued by helicopter 12 hours later. The fate of the pilot - Lt Michael Lora Bouchard - is unknown, but was classed as Missing in Action and was carried in that status until November 26 1973, when the Secretary of the Navy approved a Presumptive Finding of Death. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander while MIA. Lt Commander Bouchard's remains have not been found nor repatriated.
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BouchardML01a.htm
5. https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=571993
6. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=105472567
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 08:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 08:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2016 03:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2016 16:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2016 16:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 20-Mar-2016 16:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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