ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185771
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| Date: | Monday 19 April 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | NATC Patuxent River |
| Registration: | 155720 |
| MSN: | I-446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile from NATC Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NATC Patuxent River, Maryland (NHK/KNHK) |
| NATC Patuxent River, Maryland (NHK/KNHK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6 Intruder BuNo. 155720 of NATC; Destroyed April 19, 1971 when crashed 1 mile from NATC Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland. Both crew - Lt J. R. MacDonald (bombardier/navigator) and Lt Commander Bruce B. Bremner (pilot) - ejected safely. Formally struck off charge as "destroyed" March 8, 1974
Lt Commander Bruce B. Bremner had previously ejected safely from A-6A BuNo. 152951 during combat operations over North Vietnam on May 13, 1968 (which see) . Bremner, or 'B 3 ' (B-cubed) as he was later tagged, would eventually fly more than 5000 hours in the Intruder, rise through sequential command (VA-85, CVW-17, USS Savannah (AOR-4) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43)) and run both of the A-6 wings in the US Navy, before retiring as a rear admiral
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2016 21:11 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 23-Mar-2016 21:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2019 08:05 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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