Accident Vought RF-8A Crusader 146877,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261133
 
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Date:Wednesday 27 March 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought RF-8A Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 146877
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NE of San Diego, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Miramar NAS, San Diego, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountainside during a training flight. Pilot Lt (jg) Robert P. Phillips (24).

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
The Victoria Advocat 28 March 1963, p3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-May-2021 07:20 ASN archive Added
07-Jun-2021 15:04 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Feb-2022 18:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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