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| Date: | Friday 3 September 1965 |
| Time: | 22:06 |
| Type: |  North American A-5A Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 149279 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near USS America, Atlantic Ocean off coast of Virginia -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS America |
| USS America | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed into the sea off USS America after a ramp strike.
Safe ejections. Aircraft crashed into the sea off port bow and sank in 1,050 fathoms (6,300’). At 2221 Hours pilot recovered by helo no injuries. 2229 Hours Navigator recovered by destroyer USS C.F. Adams (DDG-5) with no injuries. Possible ramp strike.
RVAH-5 Crew:
Lt Commander W. E. Pippen, pilot
Lt(jg) K. C. Otis, RAN
This same crew of Pippen and Otis ejected from RA-5C BuNo 150836 following a mid-air collision with F-4B Phantom BuNo 152228 on 16 October 1965 on this same cruise south of Puerto Rico.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
USS America deck log
Location
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2024 11:56 | ChrisB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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