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Date: | Thursday 7 September 1972 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought RF-8G Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 146861 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 30 km ENE of Than Hoa, NVN -
Vietnam
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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:Two Crusaders (150299 and 146861) collided when one of them was refuelling from an areal tanker and crashed into the sea. Both pilots ejected and rescued.
Sources:
New Straits Times 8 September 1972, p3
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Feb-2019 14:08 |
TB |
Added |
15-May-2021 16:48 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |