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Date: | Saturday 9 January 1965 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Vought F-8A Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 143748 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Euless, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into a field during routine training flight after Naval Reserve pilot David J. Thigpen (30) had ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc969093 https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1553522/m1/ (video)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2021 07:20 |
ASN archive |
Added |
29-Mar-2022 16:40 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
29-Mar-2022 16:42 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-May-2024 17:14 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Operator] |
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