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Date: | Monday 24 August 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 145465 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Independence -
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Independence (CV-62) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft hit the ramp of carrier and broke off both landing gears, the left one goes in the port catwalk killing the sailor Dennis Greene. Pilot Lcdr R D Pollard ejected.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
http://www.ussindependencecv-62.org/gwf/mem.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2018 10:20 |
J155 |
Added |
28-Oct-2018 10:37 |
J155 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
25-Feb-2022 21:34 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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