Incident North American A-5A Vigilante 148927,
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Date:Tuesday 27 November 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vigi model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American A-5A Vigilante
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 148927
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAS Sanford, FL -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Written off at NAS Sanford, FL after overrunning runway 27, crashing thru the blast deflector, running over a RR track into a small pond and catching fire. Pilot escaped (no ejection). Pilot was likely on FAM-1 training flight, which is a runway run with afterburner, and could not stop in time.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2022 20:52 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities]
19-Jul-2022 18:56 Anon. Updated [Total occupants, Narrative]

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