Accident Vought F-8D Crusader 149188,
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Date:Sunday 1 July 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F-8D Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 149188
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gulf of Maine -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Enterprise/VF-33
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bad launch from carrier. Lt Edward Frances Sullivan, Jr did not ejected. Body recovered in the 1994.

Sources:

The Evening Star 3 July 1962, pA3
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2018 17:14 J155 Added
10-Feb-2020 16:09 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
03-Feb-2022 15:25 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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