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Grumman A-6
Intruder & EA-6 Prowler |
Aircraft by type |
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Grumman A-6
Intruder & EA-6 Prowler |
WORK IN PROGRESS
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19th March 1963 |
 US |
A-6A Intruder |
149476 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
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21st May 1964 |
US |
A-6A Intruder |
149958 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
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28th August 1964 |
US |
A-6A Intruder |
149938 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker |
| 14th July 1965 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
151584
AG 507 |
VA-75
CVW‑7 USS Independence CVA-62 |
own Mk-82 bombs |
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Martin-Baker |
| LT Donald "Don" V. Boecker ejected | LT Donald "Don" R. Eaton ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 18th July 1965 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
151585 AG 508 or
151577 [confirm ??) |
VA-75 / CVA-62 USS Independence | own Mk-82 bombs, Laos |
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Martin-Baker |
| CDR Jeremiah "Jerry" A. Denton ejected (POW) | LT JG William "Bill" M. Tschudy ejected (POW) | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 24th July 1965 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
151585 AG 508 |
VA-75 CVW‑7 USS Independence CVA-62 |
own Mk-82 bombs | Martin-Baker | ||
| LT R. P. Bordone ejected | LT JG P. F. Moffett ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 17th September 1965 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 151588, AG 511 |
VA‑75 CVW‑7 USS Independence CVA-62 |
AAA; North Vietnam |
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CDR
Frederick Leonard F
Vogt, Jr KIA |
LT Robert Franklin
Barber KIA |
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| 21st December 1965 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151781 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
during a night attack on a road bridge on the outskirts of Haiphong | |||
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CDR Billie Jack Cartwright KIA MIA |
LT Edward Frank Gold KIA |
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28th January 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
151567 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
| 18th February 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151797 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
during a daylight armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam |
vw |
Martin-Baker | |
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LTJG Joseph Vaughn Murray KIA |
LTJG Thomas
Anthony Schroeffel KIA |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 17th April 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151794 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
Hit by AAA during armed reconnaissance mission near Mu Ron Ma, North Vietnam | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR D L Sayers ejected, rescued by USAF Albatross | LCDR C J Hawkins ejected, rescued by USAF Albatross | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st April 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151798 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
Either shot down or flew into high ground during the run in to the target of Tan Loc barracks | Martin-Baker | ||
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CDR Jack Elmer Keller KIA |
LCDR Ellis Ernest Austin KIA |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 22nd April 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151785 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
Flew into the sea following attack on Vinh |
vw |
Martin-Baker | |
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LCDR Robert Franklin Weimorts KIA |
LTJG William
Brewster Nickerson KIA |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 27th April 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151788 |
VA-85 USS Kitty Hawk |
pic | Martin-Baker | ||
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LT William R Westerman wounded shoulder by bullet, ejected near the mouth of the Song Ca River,north of Vinh, rescued by same helo as Westin |
LTJG Brian E Westin ejected after Westerman into sea. Rescued by helo | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 15th May 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151800 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
unable to re-fuel from the tanker due to a technical malfunction | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR R G Blackwood ejected |
LCDR John Cooley
Ellison ejected [KIA 24 March 1967] |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th June 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 151816 |
VA-65 "Tigers" CVW‑15 USS Constellation CVA-64 |
hit by AAA pulling out of its dive during a daylight raid on barracks at Hoi Thuong |
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Martin-Baker | |
| LT Richard M Weber ejected rescued by USN helo |
LTJG Charles
Weldon Marik ejected. KIA |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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16th August 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
149947 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
| 27th August 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
151822 NL 402 |
VA-65 "Tigers" CVW‑15 USS Constellation CVA-64 |
Mission to bomb the Ngoc Son road-bridge AAA about 15 miles northwest of Vinh.
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Martin-Baker |
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LCDR John Heaphy
Fellowes ejected POW |
LTJG
George Thomas Coker ejected at about 3,000 feet POW |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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10th November 1966 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
149483 |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| Martin-Baker |
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Air Force |
A'cft | Unit / Serial |
based |
crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 19th January 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 151590 |
VA-85 Kitty Hawk |
Hit by AAA in daylight mission against the Dong Phong Thuong bridges |
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LCDR William P Yarbrough, ejected but parachute did not deploy KIA |
CDR Allen Colby Brady, ejected POW |
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| 23 March 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152608 |
VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11 Da Nang |
Overturned following collision with a MAC C‑141 Starlifter on runway | no ejections | ||
| CAPT Frederick Cone, able to crawl away from aircraft wreckage | CAPT Doug Wilson, able to crawl away from aircraft wreckage | |||||||
| 24th March 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 151587 |
VA‑85 USS Kitty Hawk |
Lost during night strike on power plant at Bac Giang near Kep, possibly over Chinese territory |
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LCDR John Cooley Ellison KIA [There is a possibility that LCDR Ellison made radio contact with SAR.] [see also 15 May 1966] |
LTJG James Edwin Plowman KIA |
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| 17 April 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder |
152608 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Believed hit by AAA during night mission against target near Vinh | |||
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CAPT
James Edward Carlton KIA |
MAJ James Maurice McGarvey KIA |
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| 24th April 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder |
152589 NH-512 |
VA-85, CVW-11 (CVA-63)USS Kitty Hawk | hit by 85mm flak strike against MiG base at Kep |
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CAPT
Lewis "Irv" Williams ejected POW |
LT JG Michael D. Christian ejected POW |
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| 19th May 1967 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder |
152594 NG 502 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
Hit by SAM about 20 miles southwest of Hanoi during approach to attack the Van Dien depot near the city. |
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Martin-Baker |
| LCDR Eugene B. "Red" McDaniel POW | LT J K Patterson, died in captivity | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st August 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152638 |
VA-196 USS Constellation |
Hit by SAM during attack on Duc Noi railway yard, five miles northeast of Hanoi |
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Martin-Baker |
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CAPT Leo Twyman Profilet ejected POW |
LCDR William Morgan Hardman ejected POW |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st August 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152627 |
VA-196 USS Constellation |
Seen on radar to fly North following attack on Duc Noi railway yard into Chinese Airspace. Claimed shot down by Chinese MiG-19s | |||
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LTJG Dain Vanderlin Scott KIA |
LTJG Forrest George Trembley KIA |
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| 21st August 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152625 |
VA-196 USS Constellation |
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LCDR Jimmy Lee Buckley KIA |
LT Robert James Flynn POW |
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| 26th August 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152639 |
VMA(AW)‑533 MAG‑12 Chu Lai |
Hit by AAA at low level during a night strike on storage buildings to the east of Hon Gay, and crashed |
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MAJ Vladimir Henry Bacik KIA |
CAPT Paschal Glenn Boggs KIA vw |
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05th September 1967 |
152613 |
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| 30 October 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152601 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Lost during night mission Canal des Rapides Bridge near Hanoi |
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CAPT Hugh Michael Fanning KIA [some reports suggest he was taken POW] vw |
CAPT
Stephen Jay Kott KIA vw |
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| 2nd November 1967 |
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A‑6A Intruder | 152629 |
VA‑19 USS Constellation |
Lost near Van La, 10 miles south of Hanoi during night mission against a ferry at Kim Quan. |
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LCDR Richard
David Morrow KIA vw |
L. James Joseph Wright KIA |
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06th November 1967 |
151799 |
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| 25 November 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152612 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Lost during an attack on Kien An airfield near Haiphong | |||
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LT
Col Lewis Herbert Abrams KIA vw |
1.LT
Robert Eugene Holdeman KIA |
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| 31 December 1967 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152917 | VA‑75, USN, USS Kitty Hawk | Believed lost to SAM during daylight attack on a storage cave about three miles east of Vinh | |||
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LCDR John Darlington Pearce KIA |
LT
Gordon Samuel Perisho KIA |
| 18 January 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152636 | VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai | failed to return from a night attack on a target near Vinh Yen, 20 miles northwest of Hanoi | |||
| MAJ Hobart McKinley Wallace (KIA) | CAPT Patrick Peter Murray (KIA) | |||||||
| 23 January 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152932 | VA‑165, USN, USS Ranger | aircraft hit the sea during a low‑level ingress to a target in North Vietnam | |||
| LCDR Gerald Lee Ramsden (KIA) | CDR L S Kollmorgen (survived) | |||||||
| 26 January 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152901 | VA‑165, USN, USSRanger | mission to bomb Vinh airfield crashed a few miles north of the target | |||
| LCDR Norman Edward Eidsmoe (KIA) | LT Michael Edward Dunn (KIA) | |||||||
| 29/30 January 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152588 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Destroyed during attack on base | |||
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| 23 February 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152631 | VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai |
collided with a Crusader on a non‑combat flight a few miles out to sea near Da Nang F-8 pilot CAPT George Lawrence Hubler (KIA) |
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| 1.LT R V Smith (survived) | ???(survived) | |||||||
| 24 February 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152644 | VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai | shot down during a night strike on Hoa Lac airfield, 17 miles west of Hanoi | PICTURE NEEDED |
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| MAJ Jerry Wendell Marvel (POW) | CAPT Lawrence Victor Friese (POW) | |||||||
| 28th February 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152938, NG 512 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
Flak during night strike on a coastal defence site at Do Son in North Vietnam. Crashed about 20 miles off the coast east of Thanh Hoa off North Vietnam | |||
| LCDR H A Coons KIA | LT T Stegman KIA | |||||||
| 1st March 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152944, NG 504 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
shot down or had flown into the sea among the islands south of Cam PhaNorth Vietnam |
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LCDR
Thomas Edwin Scheurich MIA |
LT JG
Richard Clive Lannon KIA |
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| 1st March 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder |
152922 check date |
VA‑75, USN, USS Kitty Hawk | night low‑level strike on a railway yard at Haiphong | |||
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LT
Richard Crawford Nelson (KIA) Remains Returned on 1 July 1984 |
LT Gilbert Louis Mitchell (KIA) | |||||||
| 12th March 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152943 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
Operational loss following launch | |||
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CDR
Glenn Edward Kollman (KIA) CO of VA‑35 |
LT John Gary Griffith (KIA) | |||||||
| 17th March 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152940, NG 510 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
AAAduring mission againsts a railway yard at Khe Nu North Vietnam |
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Martin-Baker |
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LCDR Edwin A
Shuman II POW released on 14 March 1973 |
LCDR
Dale W. Doss POW released on 14 March 1973 |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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20th March 1968 |
152952 |
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18th April 1968 |
151817 |
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30th April 1968 |
151578 |
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| 1st May 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 151578 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Structural failure. Crashed during a strike mission | |||
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CAPT G H Christensend ejected (survived) |
??? ejected |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 2nd May 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154164 | 154164 VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai |
Shot down. Dawn strike on vehicles five miles northwest of Dong Hoi |
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1.LT Robert Douglas Avery (KIA) vw |
1.LT Thomas D Clem (KIA) | |||||||
| 13th May 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152951, NG 510 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
low‑level night strike on Vinh airfield. 57mm AAA; North Vietnam |
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LT B B Bremner ejected recovered |
LT J T Fardy ejected recovered |
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15th May 1968 |
151569 |
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| 24th June 1968 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 152949, NG 503 |
VA‑35 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
AAA over target - a waterway about five miles southwest of Vinh North Vietnam |
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LT
Nicholas M
Carpenter KIA |
LTJG
Joseph Scott
Mobley POW link |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| LTJG Joe Mobely – A6, POW at Hanoi Hilton, returned, retired as Vice Admiral | ||||||||
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22nd July 1968 |
152903 |
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25 July 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder |
154166 "Hellborn 20" |
VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai |
Hit by 37mm flak about 10 miles northwest of Thon Cam Son while on armed reconnaissance sortie just north of the DMZ |
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MAJ Curtis G Lawson ejected (survived) |
1LT Paul Gordon Brown ejected (POW) released on 14 March 1973 |
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Attached picture includes Curtis Lawson,
Hellborn 20A, (Second from right) after his rescue on 26 July 1968
CSAR Society will be debriefing the rescue
mission at our meeting 13-16 May 2007 at Moody AFB. Sandys, Spads, Mistys
and Jolly Greens along with Lawson and Paul Brown are planning to attend.
Don Dineen
Spad 13 on this mission.
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| 27 July 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152595 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Damaged on ground during attack on Da Nang Air Base | |||
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05th August 1968 |
154139 |
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| 20th August 1968 |
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A-6B Intruder | 151560 |
VA‑196 USS Constellation |
Lost during launch in the Gulf of Tonkin | |||
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LT W
A Neal ejected (survived) |
LTJG
D C Brandenstein ejected (survived) |
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27th August 1968 |
154125 |
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| 28 August 1968 |
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A-6B Intruder | 151561 | VA‑85, USN, USS America | Probable SAM hit during night‑time Iron Hand mission in the Vinh Son area, 20 miles northwest of Vinh |
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LTJG Robert Ray Duncan (KIA) vw |
LTJG Alan Frederick Ashall (KIA) vw |
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| 6 September 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154127 | VA‑85, USN, USS America | night low‑level attack on targets near the city of Vin |
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CDR Kenneth Leon Coskey ejected injured leg (POW) |
LCDR R G McKee ejected (survived) |
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| 30 September 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154149 | VA‑196, USN, USS Constellation | Probable SAM hit during night armed reconnaissance mission north of Vinh | |||
| LTJG Larry Jack Van Renselaar (KIA) | LT Domenick Anthony "Spike" Spinelli (KIA) | |||||||
| 13 October 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154141 | VA‑52, USN, USS Coral Sea | Lost near Song Kanh Can River, 20 miles southeast of Vinh | |||
| CDR Quinlen Roberts Orell (KIA) | LT James D Hunt (KIA) | |||||||
| 18 December 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154150 | VA‑196, USN, USS Constellation | Possible premature detonation of own bombs during a daylight Steel Tiger strike on a road just within Laos, about 15 miles southeast of the A Shau Valley | |||
| LTJG John Richards Babcock (KIA) | LT Gary Jon Meyer (KIA) | |||||||
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19/20 December 1968 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154152 |
VA‑196 USS Constellation |
Wing blown off during a night strike on a truck park on the Trail near Ban Tanook, 20 miles southwest of the A Shau Valley |
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LT Michael Lora Bouchard ejected (KIA) vw |
LT Robert W Colyar ejected (survived |
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| 16th]anuary 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152586 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Believed shot down by ground fire at night in the A Shau Valley border region |
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CAPT Edwin James
Fickler (KIA) vw |
1.LT Robert John
Kuhlman (KIA) vw |
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12th February 1969 |
151594 |
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07th March 1969 |
152643 |
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07th March 1969 |
152897 |
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| 17 March 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 154160 | VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai | low‑level night mission near Muang Nong in southern Laos |
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1.LT Steven Ray
Armistead (KIA) vw |
CAPT Charles
Elbert Finney (KIA) vw |
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| 3 April 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155587 |
VA-65 USS Kitty Hawk |
Engine problem during strike near the Mu Gia Pass in southern Laos |
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LCDR E G Redden ejected (survived) |
LT J F Ricci ejected (survived) |
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| USAF SAR helicopters from the 40th ARRS | ||||||||
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03rd April 1969 |
152898 |
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19th April 1969 |
155663 |
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29th June 1969 |
154143 |
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07th July 1969 |
154153 |
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19th August 1969 |
152633 |
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26th August 1969 |
151574 |
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| 21 September 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155611 | VMA(AW)‑225, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | ||||
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MAJ P M Busch ejected sustained serious injuries (survived) Rescued by an Army helicopter |
1.LT R W Hargrave ejected sustained serious injuries (survived) rescued by a Marine Corps helicopter |
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26th September 1969 |
152926 |
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| 29 September 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155696 | VMA(AW)‑242, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | Lost during a night‑time armed reconnaissance sortie over southern Laos |
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| MAJ Luther Albert Lono (KIA) |
1.LT Patrick
Robert Curran (KIA) vw |
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| 15 November 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155701 | VMA(AW)‑225, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang | damaged by ground fire. Flew back to within eight miles of air base | |||
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1.LT D R Jessen ejected (survived) |
1.LT R D Tutor ejected (survived) |
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| ?? ?? 1969 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | VA 145 | Crashed on low bombing pass on Boardman Bombing Range | ||||
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Pilot CDR Richard "Dick" Walls No ejection, hit the ground |
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THIS LOSS NEEDED
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| 22nd November 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155613 | VA‑196, USN, USS Ranger | Wing failure about 15 miles south of the Ashau Valley in southern Laos. |
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| CDR Lloyd W Richards (survived) |
LTJG Richard
Carl Deuter (KIA) vw |
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| FEEDBACK |
"We were in 50 degree
dive bombing run when wing departed from aircraft due to AA fire. I ejected at
about 600 knots, B/N Dick Deuter did not make it. I hit the ground with panels
torn out of parachute, broken neck, ankles and back. Rescued by Jolly Green and
flown to Danang for further transport stateside" |
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| 22 November 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 155607 |
VA‑196 USS Ranger |
night armed reconnaissance mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail |
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LCDR Richard F
Collins (KIA) vw |
LT Michael Edward
Quinn (KIA) vw |
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19th December 1969 |
152646 |
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| 26th December 1969 |
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A-6A Intruder | 152891 |
VA‑35 USS Coral Sea |
configured for a tanker sortie crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin | |||
| LTJG Dustin Cowles Trowbridge (KIA) |
LTJG Walter
Henry Kosky (KIA) vw |
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| 2nd January 1970 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder |
BuNo
152937 NE 507 |
VA‑196;
CVW-2 USS Ranger CVA-61 |
raid on a storage dump near the Mu Gia Pass in southern Laos |
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Martin-Baker |
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Nicholas George Brooks Died While Missing |
LT Bruce Carlton Fryar | |||||||
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04th January 1970 |
155639 |
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06th February 1970 |
155618 |
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16th February 1970 |
151815 |
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28th February 1970 |
155605 |
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10th April 1970 |
155641 |
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22nd April 1970 |
155614 |
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11th June 1970 |
156998 |
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| 29th December 1970 | USMC | EA-6 A Intruder |
VMCJ-2 NAS Cubi Point, Philippines |
Martin-Baker | ||||
| CAPT H. L. Baker | MSGT F. E. Killebrew | Martin-Baker |
| 8th January 1971 |
USN |
A‑6C Intruder |
155647 NE 5 |
VA‑145; USS Ranger |
Operational loss, ditched in front of USS Ranger shortly after launch, pilot killed. Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, | |||
| Pilot killed | BN LCDR G.Smith rescued | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 24th February 1971 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder |
156994 NE 5 |
VA‑145 USS Ranger CVA-61 |
Operational loss. Crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR W. Galbraith ejected and rescued | LT D. D. Waters ejected and rescued | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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24th March 1971 |
154138 |
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| 30th March 1971 |
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EA-6B Prowler | 156480 | NATC Pax R | LT W. Lawrence ejected | |||
| 19th April 1971 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | ||||||
| LT J. R. MacDonald | LCDR B. Bremner ejected | |||||||
| 28th July 1971 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 155640 | |||||
| LT A. T. Nilsen ejected | LCDR G. O'Brian ejected | |||||||
| 12th August 1971 |
USN |
KA-6 Intruder |
152598 NF 517 |
VA‑115 | Caught fire in refuelling equipment, Gulf of Tonkin, NVN | |||
| LT J. S. McMahon | LCDR B. S. Wade ejected | |||||||
| 9th October 1971 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 152590 | |||||
| LT C. J. Taylor | LTJG J. A. Dickey | |||||||
| 15th October 1971 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 151563 | |||||
| LT J. W. Adair | LT D. C. Wright ejected | |||||||
| 28th October 1971 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 157022 | |||||
| LT J. M. Perry II | LT R. E. Klemm ejected. | |||||||
| 17th November 1971 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler | 158038 | VAQ-131 | LTJG M. A. Allen | Martin-Baker | ||
| AOAN D.R. Lavean | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| CDR J. OHarmon | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LCDR W. A. Martin | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 30th December 1971 |
USN |
A‑6A Prowler |
155677 NG 506 |
VA‑165 | hit by SAM and aircraft broke up in Gulf of Tonkin nr Hon Nieu island, off Vinh. NVN, pilot killed, | Martin-Baker | ||
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LT Commander Frederick L. Holmes
MIA vw bio |
BN LT Burton rescued by Navy helicopter | |||||||
| Two good chutes observed | ||||||||
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07th April 1972 |
154157 |
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| 9th April 1972 |
USMC |
A-6A
Intruder BENGAL 505 |
BuNo 155652 505 |
VMA(AW)-224 from CVA-43 "USS Coral Sea |
Hit by SAM. Laod | Major Clyde D. Smith | Martin-Baker | |
|
USMC A-6A Intruder BuNo 155652 side number 505, callsign BENGAL 505 of VMA(AW)-224 from CVA-43 "USS Coral Sea" flown into Laos by pilot MAJor Clyde D. Smith on a mission against the Ho Chi Minh Trail as part of build up to Operation "Linebacker". Hit by SAM. The bombardier-navigator was killed and Smith ejected. His parachute was seen by the North Vietnamese who expected to capture him. Anticipating the rescue the N.V. moved in. When initial attempts at rescue failed they tried to lure in other US aircraft. Smith rescued four days after ejection. |
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| 25th May 1972 | USMC | A-6 Intruder | 151595 | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1.LT J. D. Buchanan | 1.LT J. W. Pitz | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 27th May 1972 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | LT Kern ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 29th May 1972 | USMC | A-6 Intruder | 155650 | Vietnam | Martin-Baker | |||
| LCDR P. Schuyler | CAPT L. J. Ferracane | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 11th June 1972 |
USMC |
A-6A Intruder |
154145 NIL 502 |
VMA(AW)-224, Coral Sea |
nr Nam Dinh, NVN, hit by AAA in the wing root, wing broke off and aircraft dived into a lake. |
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Martin-Baker | |
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CAPT Roger Eugene Wilson
[pilot KIA] |
William Kerr Angus POW
bio |
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| 7th July 1972 |
USMC |
A-6A Intruder | 155690 |
VMA(AW)-533, MAG-15 Nam Phong |
shot down over South VietnamVS/VN |
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Martin-Baker | |
| 1LT Alan J. Kroboth | Capt. Leonard Robertson | |||||||
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Suffered a broken back and broken neck on ejection. Captured, held for 3
months in the jungle. He then marched barefooted, at night, amidst U.S.
bombing raids, along the Ho Chi Minh Trail POW-LINK |
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| 19th July 1972 |
|
A-6A Intruder | 155609 |
VA-115 USS Midway |
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| LT Raymond P. Donnelly, KIA/Body recovered | ||||||||
| 30th July 1972 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 151559 |
VA-19 USS Enterprise |
LTJG | . | Martin-Baker | |
|
Lieutenant Commander
Richard J. Toft ejected
sustaining injuries requiring extensive treatment |
Lieutenant JG John D. Austin, Jr. ejected successfully | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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05th August 1972 |
151571 |
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09th August 1972 |
151580 |
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19th August 1972 |
157018 |
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| 19th / 20th August 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | BuNo 157018, call sign VICEROY 502. | USS Kitty Hawk | low-level strike on a transhipment point at Da Mon Toi, near Cam Pha |
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|
LT Roderick B. Lester MIA PFOD vw |
LT Harry S. Mossman MIA PFOD vw |
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| 6th September 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
155626 AC 5 |
VA‑75, or Klan An airfield | hit by 2 SAMs, c10 M SW of Haiphong, NVN |
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Martin-Baker |
| LTJG Roger G. Lerseth (POW) |
[LCDR Donald F. Lindland] MIA |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 17th September 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | BuNo 157028 | USS America (CVA-66) |
On an armed recon mission targeted near Hai Duong, North Vietnam. Lost about eight miles west of Hai Duong |
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|
CDR Verne G. Donnelly, pilot Remains returned |
LCDR Kenneth R. Buell, B/N MIA |
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| 12th October 1972 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 155700 |
about 15 miles west of Dong Hoi in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam |
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CAPT John R. Peacock, pilot MIA ???? ejected bio |
1LT William M. Price B/N MIA ??? FATE ??? vw bio |
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| 24th October 1972 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 155705 |
VA-115 USS Midway |
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| LTJG Michael S. Bixel | ||||||||
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31st October 1972 |
151808 |
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| 15th November 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 152615 | LT W. Gouslin ejected | ||||
| 27th / 28th November 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 155622 |
VA‑75 USS Saratoga |
crashed during launch crashed into Gulf of Tonkin off NVN |
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|
Charles M. Earnest KIA BNR |
LCDR G. L. Jackson ejected | |||||||
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03rd December 1972 |
154155 |
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| 21st December 1972 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder | 155594, N K 511 |
VA‑196 CVW‑9 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 |
AAA; North Vietnam fire, was hit on the left wing and that they were bailing out |
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Martin-Baker |
|
CDR G R
Nakagawa POW |
LT K H Higon POW |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st December 1972 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | BuNo 152946 |
Attack Squadron 75 USS SARATOGA |
Attack on airfield, Haiphong and Kien An Airfield areas. Airborne explosion followed by a fire on the ground |
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|
LCDR Robert S. Graustein KIA |
LCDR Barton S. Wade KIA |
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| 27th December 1972 |
USMC |
A‑6A Intruder | 155666 | VMA(AW)‑533, MAG‑15, USMC, Nam Phong | Night‑time road reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. Thought to have been shot down on the coast near Xuan Noa, 15 miles southeast of Dong Hoi |
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CAPT Ralph J. Chipman MIA vw |
1.LT Ronald W. Forrester MIA |
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28th December 1972 |
156982 |
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| 9th / 10th January 1973 |
USN |
A‑6A Intruder |
155693 NF 5 |
VA-115 USS Midway |
Crashed south of Kan Ty during strike mission over N. Vietnam |
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|
| LT Michael "Mike" Timothy McCormick (KIA) |
LTJG Robert
Alan Clark MIA/BNR |
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| 24th January 1973 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder |
157007 AJ 507 |
VA‑35 |
Hit by either SAM or AAA 6 M N of Ouang Tn. SVN. Gulf of Tonkin 55 M NE of DMZ, NVN, | Martin-Baker | ||
| LT S. H. Hatfield ejected safely and rescued by Navy helicopter | LT C. M. Graff ejected safely and rescued by Navy helicopter | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 15th May 1973 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | Martin-Baker | |||||
| LT R. E. Forster | ENS M. J. McCamish | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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30th May 1973 |
155634 |
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| 3rd July 1973 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 152616 | Martin-Baker | ||||
| LCDR G. D. O'Brien | LT B. B. Betz | Martin-Baker | ||||||
|
Just had a chance to check out your site. I have some feedback for you
concerning my ejection on November 12, 1973.
I'm Haywood G. Sprouse (AKA H.G. "Woodie" Sprouse) and I was the pilot of
A6A Buno 155603 attached to VA 196 when I had the opportunity to sample
the Martin Baker GRU 5 'wizbang.'
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19th September 1973 |
155721 |
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22nd October 1973 |
156980 |
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12th November 1973 |
155603 |
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08th March 1974 |
157020 |
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| 12th May 1974 |
USN |
KA-6 Intruder tanker | 152637 |
VA-196 CVA-61 "USS Ranger" |
refuelling F-4 Phantoms collided with F-4J Phantom II BuNo
158357. Vietnam |
Martin-Baker | ||
|
LT John Adams |
navigator- bombardier LT Robert V. McHale [VA-145 "Swordsmen"] | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| FEEDBACK |
Mike,
Very interesting website. I was onboard USS Ranger for
two WestPac cruises in 1973 and 1974. I remember the accident you cited on
12 May 1974 where the KA-6B collided with an F-4J in my squadron (VF-154).
I am almost 100% sure that accident happened while we were very close to
Hawaii, and not Vietnam. Since we finished with Vietnam the previous year,
we never operated around that country during the 1974 cruise. Another
mishap from the 1974 cruise involved two Phantoms and one SH-3 helicopter.
If you are primarily interested in egress systems, this one wouldn't fit in
that category. We were having an "air power demonstration" one afternoon,
wherein the F-4s shot Sidewinder missiles at infrared flares dropped by a
passing RA-5C. Unfortunately, one of the missiles was attracted to the
plane guard helicopter and shot it down, killing all six onboard. One of my
friends almost went on that helo flight.
Sincerely,
Jim Bower
in email 28th December 2007 |
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| 9th October 1974 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | LT D. L. Boyle ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
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20th November 1974 |
156999 |
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| 13th January 1975 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
158812 NK-612 |
VAQ-137 USS Enterprise |
Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean. Crashed into water 15
seconds after launch when it “flamed out.” 2 OK 1 with back injuries 1 killled |
LCDR R. Newman | Martin-Baker | |
| LT R. A. Kraft | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LCDR B. G. Swanson | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| Lieutenant Jack L. Pedersen perished in the mishap | ||||||||
| 14th April 1975 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 155601 | Martin-Baker | ||||
| LCDR D. Wright ejected | LT J. Miller ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st April 1975 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder |
158058/AD-504 also seen as 158048 |
VA42 | Martin-Baker | |||
| LT E. G. Marits | LTJG M. H. Paul ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th April 1975 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 152640 | LTJG B. Kociemba ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| 10th May 1975 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | 152892/..-533 | VA-34 | Martin-Baker | |||
| LT R. R. Ayres ejected | LTJG R. D. Treanor ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th June 1975 |
|
EA-6B Prowler |
158814 AA-611 |
VAQ134 | ||||
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25th June 1975 |
152918 |
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| 29th June 1975 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler | ??? | LT W. B. Bierbower ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| LTJG L. T. Hunt ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LCDR J. R. Capute ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
|
LTJG R. W. McConchie ejected |
Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 20th August 1975 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | 151824/NE-523 | VA-115 | ||||
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23rd August 1975 |
149948 |
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31st March 1976 |
158044 |
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06th June 1976 |
159577 |
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| 11th August 1976 |
|
EA-6B Prowler |
158545 NJ-945 |
VAQ129 | ||||
| 20th August1975 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | LT G. T. Wyckoff ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 11th August 1976 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler | 158545 NJ 945 | VAO‑129 | engine caught fire on take‑off near NAS Whidbey Island, WA, USA | LT D. E. Foster | Martin-Baker | |
| CDR J. F. Smith | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LTJG W. Rodman | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 30th August 1976 |
USN |
A‑6E Intruder |
152593 XE20 |
VX‑5 | A‑7 struck A‑6 from below during night approach near NWC China Lake, CA, USA | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR R. A. Bankson | LCDR D. A. Erskine | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 22nd September 1976 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | Martin-Baker | |||||
| LT G. F. Decker ejected | LT J. G. Major | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 28th October 1976 |
USMC |
A-6A Intruder | 154130/KD-00 | VMAT(AW)2 | 1.LT G. W. Luck ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
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06th November 1976 |
158534 |
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| 24th November 1976 |
USMC |
A-6 Intruder | 155631 | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1.LT S. J. Misiuk ejected | 1.LT A. Kowalski ejected | Martin-Baker |
|
21st January 1977 |
155617 |
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| 7th April 1977 |
USN |
A-6A Intruder | 155671 | NWEF | Martin-Baker | |||
| LCDR G. P. Stone | LT T. L. Thorson | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 16th August 1977 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder | 158049 | LTJG M. L. Clark ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| 11th November 1977 |
|
EA-6B Prowler |
158809 AE-702 |
VAQ137 USS America |
Aegean Sea, Greece | LT F. C. Philipsen | Martin-Baker | |
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
| LCDR J. Kennedy | LTJG T. C. Gardner | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| FEEDBACK |
"Regarding the loss of Ea-6B BUNO 158809 on 11 Nov
1977, the reason for the loss is incorrect. The reason was a double
flameout as the pilot pulled the throttles back in the overhead pattern in
preparation for landing. The accident board determined that both throttles
were pulled back to the “idle cut off” position. A failure of the RAT (ram
air turbine) prevented obtaining the required electrical power to re-start
either engine. Ejection was at very low altitude and the only injury was
two compressed vertebra to my upper back. Trust me, I was there." |
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| 7th December 1977 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder |
151795 NF 522 |
 VA-115 USS Midway |
Ramp Strike, Pilot and BN both picked up in heavy seas, survived without injury | Martin-Baker | ||
| LT E. D. Turner | LT R. Burbrink | Martin-Baker | ||||||
|
Further information and amendments provided by John J. McHugh, CAPT USN (ret) in email 25th November 2008 |
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| 18th January 1978 |
USN |
KA‑6D Intruder |
151791 AC |
VA‑75 USS SaratogA |
San Francisco Bay, CA, USA, on approach to NAB Alameda | Martin-Baker | ||
| AT-1 J. Hansen | LCDR Moore | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 2nd February 1978 |
USMC |
A-6E Intruder | 154151/WK-10 | VMA224 | CAPT R. E. Braithwaite | Martin-Baker | ||
| 22nd February 1978 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | 149945 | |||||
| 1st March 1978 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | ||||||
| 29th April 1978 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 158047/AA-5 | VA85 |
 |
Martin-Baker | ||
| LTJG R. N. Cassano ejected | LCDR D. P. Ohnemus | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 20th July 1978 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 155692 | |||||
| 30th July 1978 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
158803 AB-613 |
VAQ133 | LCDR D. E. Church | Martin-Baker | ||
| LTJG J. W. Knight | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LT C. R. Sharrat | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 19th September 1978 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder |
155645 NK- |
USS Enterprise | Caught fire in mid‑air. Crashed off the USS Enterprise | Martin-Baker | ||
| LT W. Powelson | Ens. V. Henley | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 28th September 1978 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
158817 NE |
VAQ137 | LCDR W.LWaterman | Martin-Baker | ||
| 10th October 1978 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 159313 | |||||
| 16th November 1978 |
USMC |
A-6E Intruder | 152947 | VMA(AW)332 |
| 22nd February 1979 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | 151582 | VA85 | ||||
| 16th March 1979 |
USN |
A-6E | 157012 | VA35 | ||||
| 17th May 1979 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 160421 | |||||
| 29th August 1979 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 160428 | Oceana | ||||
| 30th August 1979 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 160428/AB-500 | VA-34 | ||||
| 28th November 1979 |
|
EA-6B Prowler |
158541 NL-626 |
 Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 |
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|
06th December 1979 |
157011 |
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12th December 1979 |
151566 |
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| 16th / 17th December 1979 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
158037 AJ-612 |
VAQ134 | LT P. B. Holtzbaur ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
| LTJG R. Handricks ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LTJG J. Mackins ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| ??? FATE or were only three on board | ||||||||
| 29th December 1979 |
USN |
KA-6D Intruder | 152632/NL-521 | VA-52 |
|
08th January 1980 |
158050 |
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| 8th January 1980 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder |
160426 NK 510 |
VA‑196 USS Coral Sea |
Aircraft lost during catapuLT launch | Martin-Baker GRU | ||
| LTJG D. Butler ejected. | LTJG F. Giblin ejected | |||||||
| 14th January 1980 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 152929 | Martin-Baker | ||||
| LT B. T. Stuckert ejected | LTJG M. J. Himer ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 8th February 1980 |
USN |
A-6E Intruder | 155675 | Whidbey Is | ||||
| 26th February 1980 |
|
EA-6B Prowler |
158031 NJ-910 |
VAQ129 | ||||
| 20th May 1980 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
158799 NE |
VAQ137 | LTJG D. T. Hanaoka ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR D. A. Larsen ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| LT L. J. Stack ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 23rd July 1980 |
USN |
A-6 Intruder |
155624 NG-5??? |
VA-165 | Martin-Baker | |||
| LT F. C. Cook ejected | LT J. E. Nortz ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 2nd October 1980 |
USN |
A‑6E Intruder | 159185 NF 512 |
VA‑115 USS Midway |
Lost control following single‑engined wave‑off. Crashed into Pacific | Martin-Baker | ||
| LT W. E. McCole ejected | LTJG M. D. Anderson ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 5th November 1980 |
USN |
KA‑6D Intruder |
151821 NE 520 |
VA‑145 | Lost control during post‑maintenance test flight near NAS Whidbey Island WA, USA | Martin-Baker | ||
| LCDR R. T. Knowles ejected | LT J. A. Wieringa ejected | Martin-Baker |
