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Date: | Thursday 8 March 1973 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought F-8J Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 150305 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off San Clemente Island, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the Pacific on training flight. Lt (jg) Andrew R. Burger (25).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html San Bernardino Sun 9 March 1973, p56
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2021 07:20 |
ASN archive |
Added |
27-Feb-2022 16:39 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |