MAKE A MEME View Large Image Nimitz (CVN-68) flight deck after 1981 EA-6B crash.jpeg View of the flight deck of the U S Navy aircraft carrier after the crash of a Grumman EA-6B Prowler BuNo 159910 from Marine Eletronic Attack Squadron VMAQ-2 Det Y Playboys The aircraft ...
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Keywords: USS Nimitz (CVN-68) flight deck after 1981 EA-6B crash.jpeg View of the flight deck of the U S Navy aircraft carrier after the crash of a Grumman EA-6B Prowler BuNo 159910 from Marine Eletronic Attack Squadron VMAQ-2 Det Y Playboys The aircraft was fuel-critical after a bolter at night and reportedly applied power during the following landing attempt when it suddenly drifted to the right running into parked aircraft causing ammunition to explode and starting numerous fires 3 crewmen and 11 deck personnel were killed 48 injured The subsequent fire and explosions destroyed or damaged eleven other aircraft ca 100 million US damage <br>The crash sparked a 5-month debate between Representative Joseph Addabo D-NY and the U S Navy over whether drug use on board the carrier may have contributed to the crash Despite being uninvolved with the operation of the aircraft or cause of the accident the focus turned to testing conducted during autopsies which found that several members of the flight deck crew tested positive for marijuana Although unclear how it would have affected this incident U S President Ronald Reagan instituted a Zero Tolerance drug policy across all of the armed services which started the mandatory drug testing of all U S service personnel http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 29193 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 210 135 1981-05-27 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy EA-6 Prowler crash on USS Nimitz CVN-68 1981 EA-6B Prowler US Marine Corps
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