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Date: | Wednesday 23 May 1979 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas A-4G Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | 805 NAS Royal Australian Navy |
Registration: | 888 |
MSN: | N13-154909 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 90km east of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia -
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | |
Departure airport: | HMAS Melbourne |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Lost from HMAS Melbourne after the arrestor wire failed during landing. Lieutenant Commander Kevin Finan (US Navy exchange) ejected and recovered by the plane guard helicopter
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/n13.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2021 07:02 |
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