Incident Vought F8U-1 Crusader 145332,
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Date:Wednesday 13 August 1958
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F8U-1 Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 145332
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi SE of NAS Oceana, VA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Oceana, VA/VA-103
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after take-off. Lt (jg) H.F. Herndon (25) ejected and was minor injured. Airplane crashed into the ocean.

Sources:

The Evening Star 14 August 1958, pA19
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Oct-2018 13:11 J155 Added
06-Feb-2022 16:36 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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