ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278394
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 1981 |
| Time: | N/A |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 156896 |
| MSN: | 13989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a NAVAIR weapons release test over the Chesapeake Bay, a McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A-3-MC Hornet drops a vertical ejector bomb rack with an inert Mk. 82 bomb from the port wing, which shears off the outer starboard wing of Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk camera chase plane, catching fire as it begins an uncontrolled spin. Two crew successfully eject before the Skyhawk impacts in the bay, the whole sequence caught on film from a second chase aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.1001crash.com/telechvideo-video-missile_err-lg-2-bomb-dropped-by-the-f18-hornet-hit-the-4-skyhawk-which-was-flying-next-to-him.html
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1980%E2%80%9389)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2022 05:52 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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