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Date: | Friday 23 August 1963 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Douglas A-4C Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Cape Hatteras, NC -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Forrestal |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in the sea during flight from carrier. Pilot Cmdr Luther H. Elliott (AS-44).
Sources:
The Evening Star 25 August 1963, pA19
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Feb-2022 18:21 |
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