Prowler crash

[flyboy 28]

I remember seeing today on the news that an EA-6 crashed in Washington state I think. All four crew members ejected safely though.

*edit, it was from NAS Whidbey Island in Washington, but crashed in Oregon.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stor ... 6b995.html

[candle_86]

I thought those things were retired years ago

[flyboy 28]

That would be the regular old A-6 Intruder. This was an EA-6 Prowler, an electronic warfare jet.

[beefhole]

Good to hear they're all ok.

[ozzy72]

At least the crew are okay!

[beefhole]

Looks like the Prowler was the final straw.

Navy grounds ALL aircraft for safety review

[flyboy 28]

A half a day for maintence? If they are worried about saftey, they need more than 12 hours to take a look at all 3,800 aircraft in the fleet.

[candle_86]

Oh, well never mind then. Then agian I thought that they had retired tha A-4 also but it seems there back along with A-10 guess the dont leave things in mothballs very long

[flyboy 28]

Oh, well never mind then. Then agian I thought that they had retired tha A-4 also but it seems there back along with A-10 guess the dont leave things in mothballs very long

The A-4 is retired.

[tvale80]

and the A-10 is still in service

[candle_86]

Ok I head the a-4 was brought back to serivce temporally along with the A-10