Grumman EA-6B Prowler
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The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engined, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft. Operated by both the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy between 1971 and 2019, it
Grumman EA-6B Prowler in flight
The two-seat EA-6A (top) was followed by the four-seat EA-6B Prowler (bottom)
EA-6B ADVCAP
"FrankenProwler" during a preflight inspection at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
The Cavalese cable car crash, also known as Strage del Cermis, occurred on 3 February 1998, near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort in the Dolomites some 40 kilometres northeast of Trento. Twe
Grumman EA-6B Prowler
…after takeoff outside of Naval Air Facility, El Centro killing all three crew members aboard. On 3 February 1998, a USMC EA-6B, BuNo 163045, from VMAQ-2 struck the cables of a cable car system in Cavalese, Italy. The crew broke rules to fly low at high speed in mountainous terrain, cut the cables and caused the death of 20 people when a cable…
EA-6B BuNo 163045, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1997