ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57266
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-133, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158803 |
| MSN: | P-33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) off Naples -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) |
| USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 158803/'AB-613' of VAQ-133, US Navy: crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on a mission from the USS John F. Kennedy on July 30, 1978. At the time, the carrier was probably off Naples, Italy. She left Naples on 20 July to participate in three exercises: BuzzardEx 78, National Week XXV, and ASW Week 8-78, which ran consecutively until 4 August, after which the ship visited Trieste, Italy (6-12 August).
All three crew - Lt Commander D. E. Church, Lt (JG) J. W. Knight and Lt C. R. Sharrat - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
3. http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv67-78/168.htm
4. http://nigelrsadler.webspace.virginmedia.com/ea6production.htm
5. http://www.airpics.net/photo/158803-Grumman-EA-6B-Prowler-United-States-Navy/12531/L
6. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/john-f-kennedy-cva-67.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2016 22:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2016 19:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2016 19:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative] |
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