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To: cripplecreek
We had an A-6 Intruder that was flying out to meet us, and never arrived. I couldn't remember the date, so I looked it up online:

Just disappeared. No radio call. No sign of distress. Just flew out and never reached us.

I distinctly remember being on the flight deck, and word was going around that there was a plane overdue, and then...nothing. Just never came. We never heard a word about it. I don't remember where the ship was, but I did recall someone saying it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle flying out to us. It was a windswept, gray day, a few rays of sunlight breaking through the thick clouds here and there, but mostly cold and gray. Funny how that just stuck with me all these years.

11 posted on 03/20/2014 7:44:06 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: rlmorel

Looks like lots of planes lost in tropical seas. If they had included small planes lost the map would be pretty well covered.


14 posted on 03/20/2014 8:01:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: rlmorel
We had an A-6 Intruder that was flying out to meet us, and never arrived. I couldn't remember the date, so I looked it up online:

Wasn't there some major issue going on with the A-6's about that time that went on several months? I know we lost several of them close into the ship usually on take off. I can't remember what it was doing it though I just remember there was a problem.

30 posted on 03/20/2014 9:47:29 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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