ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279607
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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  LTV A-7E Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off San Diego, CA -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Enterprise |
Lt Cmdr Robert Joseph Simonic (35) drowned after he had accidential ejected from his jet five miles from the carrier during a Navy exercise. His body later recovered by a destroyer.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 9 December 1968, p14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2022 07:04 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jun-2022 07:14 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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