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Date: | Wednesday 31 August 1966 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vought RF-8G Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 146874 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Quang Yen/Haiphong Harbor, NVN -
Vietnam
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by ground fire near Quang Yen/Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam. Pilot ejected and rescued by helicopter after 22 minutes.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html The Baytown Sun (Baytown, TX) 31 AUG 1966, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2021 07:20 |
ASN archive |
Added |
08-Mar-2022 15:57 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |