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Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1960 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F8U-2 Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 145437 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 14 mi S of Cecil Field, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Cecil Field, FL |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after collision at 30,000 feet. Pilot Lt (jg) Jessie J. Smith ejected. The other pilot found dead in the cockpit.
Sources:
Civil airworthiness
The Evening Independent 12 JAN 1960, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2018 11:32 |
J155 |
Added |
26-Feb-2022 21:31 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |