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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 1972 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 147850 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 NM northeast of NAS Albany, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed at NAS Albany, GA.
I was an Air Force pilot flying a maintenance test hop out of Valdosta on that day. I joined up with the Mayday aircraft and was on his wing until both ejected. I have more info if anyone wants it.
Ty Harris
June 18, 2023
40 minutes into a round-robin photo flight on IFR clearance into NAS Albany there was loss of No. 1 hyd pressure with both pumps indicating zero pressure. Pilot declared emergency and commenced descent. Joined by an Air Force T-38. (US Navy accident report heavily censored) gear was selected down. Then RAN safely ejected at 6,000’ and 200 KIAS with 30 degrees of bank. Pilot safely ejected at 200 KIAS and 90 degrees of bank. Aircraft wreck destroyed approximately 50 small pine trees on private property.
Pilot Commander William Sterne Bolte was CO of RVAH-12.
RAN (Reconnaissance Attack Navigator) Lt (jg) Charles H. Hawken
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
Personal witness to the crash
US Navy accident report
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2023 17:20 | Tyree Harris | Updated |
| 22-May-2024 06:29 | ChrisB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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