Accident LTV A-7A Corsair II 152671,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260125
 
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Date:Tuesday 24 September 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
LTV A-7A Corsair II
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 152671
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:MCAS Yuma, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Yuma AZ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Lt (jg) Leroy (Butch) Bates, Jr (23).

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-7.html
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/LEROY_BATES,_LTJG,_USN

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2021 17:10 ASN archive Added
28-Feb-2022 20:58 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Feb-2022 21:00 TB Updated [Source]

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