ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213435
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Morgan, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Pensacola, FL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the sea during aerobatic practice due to system failure. Blue Angels pilot Lt Michael Adrian Van Ort (26) killed.
Sources:
https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/57148235/michael-a-van_ort
http://www.geocities.ws/blue-angels-history/accident%20history.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2018 17:41 | j155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:53 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 19:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2022 19:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2022 19:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2022 08:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2022 08:43 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
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