ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276297
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1965 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Vought F-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hillsboro, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hensley Field, TX (09:53) |
| Carswell AFB, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed west of Itsca 20 minutes after take-off after Marine reserve Capt David "Pete" Garrett radioed trouble and announced he was returning.
Sources:
The West News (West, TX) 21 JAN 1966, p1
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc985526/m1/1/?q=crusader+jet
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2022 15:25 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jul-2022 14:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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