Incident Vought F8U-1 Crusader 143794,
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Date:Monday 23 October 1961
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 Navy (USN)
Registration: 143794
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tokyo -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Atsugi NAS VF-191
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in the Pacific Ocean. Pilot Lt Metzler at his second ejection, the first 6 july 1960. A Navy plane crashed into a mountain 70 miles southeast of Tokyo during the search mission, killing six of eight crew.

Sources:

Civil Airworthiness
Youngstown Vindicator 24 October 1961, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Nov-2018 15:32 J155 Added
27-Apr-2021 12:43 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2022 19:41 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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