Incident Vought F-8H Crusader 147902,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260744
 
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Date:Friday 29 September 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F-8H Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 147902
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 mi S of Pleasanton, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Dallas, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after USNR Lt Jann Christian (30) had ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
The Victoria Advocat 30 September 1972, p5B
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1543766/?q=crusader%20jet

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-May-2021 07:20 ASN archive Added
31-Jan-2022 21:41 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Jul-2022 19:17 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Jul-2022 19:20 TB Updated [[Source, Narrative]]

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