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Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:19 amby 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
Re: Prowler crash
Posted:
Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:05 amby candle_86
I thought those things were retired years ago
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:07 pmby flyboy 28
That would be the regular old A-6 Intruder. This was an EA-6 Prowler, an electronic warfare jet.
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:39 pmby beefhole
Good to hear they're all ok.
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:16 pmby ozzy72
At least the crew are okay!
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:25 pmby beefhole
Looks like the Prowler was the final straw.
Navy grounds ALL aircraft for safety review
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:39 pmby 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.
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:57 pmby 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
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:19 pmby 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.
Re: Prowler crash
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:49 pmby tvale80
and the A-10 is still in service
Re: Prowler crash
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Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:03 amby candle_86
Ok I head the a-4 was brought back to serivce temporally along with the A-10