ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249790
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| Date: | Thursday 14 July 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 129595 |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | USS Hancock -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Hancock/VF-124 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Vought F7U-3 Cutlass of VF-124 suffered a ramp strike on landing aboard USS Hancock during carrier qualifications off of the California coast. The aircraft broke up and burst into flames as it swerved off the side of the deck into the water. Pilot Lt Cmdr Jay T. Alkire (30).
Sources:
https://www.avgeekery.com/ramp-strike-f7u-cutlass-crashes-on-the-deck-of-the-hancock/
Images:
Photo: US Navy
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2021 06:47 | harro | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 12:17 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2022 22:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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