ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349033
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| Date: | Monday 15 August 2011 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico County Airport, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
A U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet operated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) made an emergency landing at Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Airport, Maryland after experiencing a rapid increase in aircraft temperature around 3:30 PM EST. The fighter aircraft was on a routine test flight out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River at the time of the incident. The fighter jet landed safely without further issue.
Sources:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110815/NEWS01/110815035/WICOMICO-NEWS-U-S-Navy-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-Salisbury-airport (link no longer works)
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0PEq3MdE17uYUzLzdEC2TRAsXZfmPxzFUNJ6bFRSNVmMjyGproYRAUfCHGWhPLbrcl&id=344243784164&mibextid=Nif5oz
Location
Media:
WICOMICO NEWS: US Navy aircraft makes emergency landing at Salisbury airport: SALISBURY – A US Navy aircraft was... http://t.co/K2p8UcO
— icdfreelance (@icdfreelance) August 15, 2011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2023 08:14 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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