USS Forrestal

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
Help needed completing the aircraft losses for the Forrestal including crew names and ejections.
26th September 1957	USN	A-3			NATO Exercise. Norwegian Sea. Crashed while attempting to land aboard the carrier
27th October 1962	USN	F4H-1 Phantom (B)	148374	VF-74	crashed during takeoff	Pilot Lt. W. C. Meintzer ejected and rescued		Martin-Baker
27th October 1962	USN	F4H-1 Phantom (B)	148374	VF-74	crashed during takeoff	RIO killed.
11th January 1966	USN	Douglas A4D-2N Skyhawk	149510	VA-112	missing 43 miles from carrier Mayday call	Pilot missing
11th January 1966	USN	Was this Skyhawk from the USS Forrestal - Confirmation needed
1st April 1966	USN	A4D-2N Skyhawk	147840	VA-112	crashed into water off port bow	Pilot killed		no ejection
29th July 1967	USN	F-4B Phantom II	153046	153054	PHOTO: USN OFFICIAL Fire on board the carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin, SEA. 134 officers and men killed 62 Injured 21 Aircraft Lost Link to The Virtual Wall that contains the names of all those who lost their lives that day. A ZUNI rocket was inadvertently fired from an F-4 aircraft (#110) and struck the external fuel tank of an A-4 aircraft (#405) of LCDR Fred White. Also attributed to the ZUNI hitting A-4 (#416) of John McCain
			153060	153061
			153066	153069
			153912
		A-4E Skyhawk	149996	150064
			150068	150084
			150115	150118
			150129	152018
			152024	152036
			152040
		RA-5C Vigilante	148932	149282
		RA-5C Vigilante	149305
October 1969	USN	E-2A		VAW-123	During a night recovery. Rolled on landed, inverted and crashed into the Meditterranean	Killed
						Killed
						Killed
						Rescued
						Rescued
15th January 1978	USN	A-7 Corsair II		VA-81	Crash-landed on the flight deck striking a parked A-7 and an EA-6B. Two killed, ten injured USA off St. Augustine, Florida	pilot ejected safely and was recovered, suffering only minor injuries		Escapac
24th June 1978	USN	A-7E Corsair II		CAW-17	Crashed into the sea during a practice bombing mission Ionian Sea, east of Sicily	Lt. Cmdr. T. P. Anderson, Operations Officer CAW-17 killed
25th June 1978	USN	A-7E Corsair II		VA-83	Crashed shortly after take-off into Ionian Sea, east of Sicily	pilot ejected suffering minor injuries. Recovered by SH-3D Sea King helicopter from HS-3		Escapac
6th July 1981	USN	A-6E Intruder	158530 /AA-5	VA-85 CV-59 USS Forrestal	crashed into the Mediterranean Sea following power loss			Martin-Baker
6th July 1981	USN	A-6E Intruder	158530 /AA-5	VA-85 CV-59 USS Forrestal	crashed into the Mediterranean Sea following power loss	Lt. Cdr. Stubbs ejected	Cdr. D. A Wright ejected	Martin-Baker
8th July 1991 FEEDBACK	USN	E-2C Hawkeye		VAW-122 Norfolk, Va	Uncontrollable engine fire. Operation Provide Comfort Recovered by Helicopters from USS Forrstal and USS Yorktown	Bailed out		Parachute
						Bailed out		Parachute
						Bailed out		Parachute
						Bailed out		Parachute
						Bailed out		Parachute
	My old detailer a few years back was an NFO on that aircraft but for the life of me, I can't remember his name. I think he screened for command and might be an XO or CO of a squadron right now. Another NFO on that flight was killed in an E-2C that crashed a year later when a fire burned out its hydraulics. Tough one to listen to. Bunk22 in Forum reply 14th February 2007
	Not much out there. FID relieved us on station and this happened not long after. VAW-122 with an uncontrolled nacelle fire and the crew bailed out. The plane continued on heading towards Syria and an F/A-18 from VFA-132 flown by a Lt Reilly bagged it with 20mm. E-2 crew was picked up by helo's and the Yorktown and spent little time in the water IIRC. There was a history of the Steel Jaws article in Hook in 96. I suspect the author of that might be the best source of info. Pugs in Forum reply 14th February 2007
	I am indebted to the Forum members at AIRWARRIORS aviation forum for supplying extra information on the E-2C Hawkeye loss on 8th July 1991