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Date: | Tuesday 8 May 1973 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Vought F-8H Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | 147048 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 mi SW of Mountain Creek Lake, TX -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in a swampy area after Capt Erik L. Ruth (30) ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1740164/?q=crusader%20jet%20crash Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2021 07:20 |
ASN archive |
Added |
28-Mar-2022 14:57 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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