ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351659
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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 1979 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Vought RF-8G Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 145646 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles southwest of San Francisco -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KNKX |
| KNKX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
LT Michael Ross Martin, while performing aerobatic maneuvers for the nearby USS Coral Sea in his RF-8G Crusader (operated by VFP-63), crashed during a high-speed and low-altitude run of his demonstration. Martin possibly survived the crash (as is suggested by evidence of a torn raft), but unfortunately was never recovered and is considered dead.
Sources:
https://usscoralsea.net/mishaps2.php#1979%20Workups-1
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/MICHAEL_R._MARTIN,_LT,_USN
145646
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2024 19:10 | CanucksRevenge00 | Added |
| 12-Feb-2024 19:43 | CanucksRevenge00 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 09:23 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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