Incident Vought F8U-1 Crusader 141337,
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Date:Friday 4 May 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F8U-1 Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 141337
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Greenville, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Capt James Feliton ejected safely. First ejection from a Crusader.

Sources:

http://www.f8crusader.org/lacb29_program.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2018 19:30 J155 Added
25-Feb-2022 10:00 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
25-Feb-2022 10:01 TB Updated [Source]

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