ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77218
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 1986 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 159897 |
| MSN: | I-573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 159897/AC-522 of VMA(AW)533, US Marine Corps, based on board the USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67). Crashed in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Crete, while searching for a US Navy Lockheed S-3A Viking (BuNo. 160137/'702') that went missing three days earlier. A Honduran-flag (Marisal Lines) bulk carrier, the "El Sol", witnessed the mishap and assisted in salvage efforts. Both crew were killed - Captain Russell Schindelhiem (pilot) and Capt. Timothy Morrison (bombardier/navigator) - were killed. According to a contemporary newspaper report:
"2 Marines die in crash
NAPLES, Italy - A U.S. Marine Corps plane with two men aboard crashed into the Mediterranean southeast of Crete on Friday while searching for a Navy aircraft that disappeared earlier this week, a Navy spokesman reported. Lt. Dave Morris said crew members of a Greek freighter saw the A-6 jet hit the water southeast of the island at about 11 a.m. and a search was being conducted. In Washington, Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Craig Fisher identified the two men as 1st Lt. Russell L. Schindelheim, 31, of Newbern, N.C., the pilot; and Capt. Timothy L. Morrison, 30, of Havelock, N.C."
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987 p.42 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200464.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
4. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=3048235
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 21-Nov-2010 14:17 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2012 11:29 | harro | Updated [Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2016 20:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2016 20:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2017 17:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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