ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57276
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 1975 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-115, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151824 |
| MSN: | I-127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near to the USS Midway, off NAS Cubi Point, -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CV-41), off Philippines |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo 151824/'NE-523' of VA-115 on board the USS Midway: Lost on training mission on August 20 1975. The carrier was off NAS Cubi Point in the Philippines at the time. Both crew - Commander Denny Weeks (pilot) and Lt G. T. Wyckoff (Bombardier/Navigator) - ejected. A portion of the B/N's seat mechanism structurally failed when the catapult fired on a night launch from the USS Midway. The failure initiated the ejection sequence for the B/N, who found himself pushing off the side of the ship as it went by. Flash from ejection probably disoriented the pilot severely.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)#Operation_Frequent_Wind
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Mar-2016 03:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2016 03:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Mar-2016 03:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 28-Mar-2016 14:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 04-Nov-2017 14:33 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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