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Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 145341 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near El Centro, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into field, started a grass fire. USAF exchange pilot ejected inadvertently but safe.
Sources:
Desert Sun 10 December 1958, p1
Civil Airworthiness
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Dec-2017 13:57 |
TB |
Added |
17-Oct-2018 20:44 |
j155 |
Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
25-Feb-2022 21:04 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities] |