Mid-air collision Incident Vought F-8A Crusader 143778,
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Date:Thursday 20 September 1962
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F-8A Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 143778
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Princess Anne County, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Oceana, VA/VU-4
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two F8U Crusader collided at low altitude. Lt Guy Kermit Webb (30) parachuted to safety.

Sources:

Civil Airworthiness
The Free-Lance Star 21 September 1962, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Nov-2018 12:59 J155 Added
11-Feb-2019 16:45 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
10-Apr-2019 20:46 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative]
13-May-2021 09:35 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source]
29-Jul-2022 20:30 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Jul-2022 20:33 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative]
29-Jul-2022 20:40 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport]
29-Jul-2022 21:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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