Accident Vought F8U-2 Crusader 147006,
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Date:Wednesday 6 July 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F8U-2 Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 147006
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Monterey Bay, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Moffett Field, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collision with Crusader 147014 during training flight. Lt (jg) Donald N. Johnson (25) missing, not found. Johnson hit the plane of Metzler from behind.

Sources:

Civil Airworthiness
Santa Cruz Sentinel 7 July 1960, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Oct-2018 18:30 J155 Added
27-Feb-2022 12:53 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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