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Date: | Friday 7 August 1970 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 155460 |
MSN: | 305-71 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | NAS North Island, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | NAS North Island, CA/VS-41 |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on beach. Instructor Lt William J. Leebern (29) and student Lt Thomas E. Lang (25) ejected too low and died.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 8 August 1970, pA18
http://web.archive.org/web/20160917114715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/OV_10_BRONCO.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Nov-2011 12:00 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
06-Oct-2014 20:15 |
Booshka823 |
Updated [Operator] |
14-Mar-2015 06:40 |
VAL-4 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
28-Feb-2022 13:59 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |