ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158695
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| Date: | Thursday 3 April 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-65, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155587 |
| MSN: | I-313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ban Sang, Mu Gia Pass, Khammouan Province -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of Vietnam |
| USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) off coast of Vietnam | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 155587/'NH-507' of VA-65, US Navy, on board the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Lost on combat operations April 3, 1969: Aircraft was striking a suspected fuel storage area near near Ban Sang, in the Mu Gia Pass, Khammouan Province, in Laos under FAC control when the aircraft was hit by AAA, at 13,000 feet just prior to release of ordnance, which quickly led to engine failure and other issues.
Both crew - Lt Commander Ed Redden (pilot) and Lt John Ricci (Bomardier/Navigator) - ejected and were rescued by USAF HH-53E "Jolly Green Giant" SAR helicopters and taken to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB).
Sources:
1. A-6 Intruder Units of the Vietnam War By Rick Morgan, Jim Laurier
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 09:00 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2016 18:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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