ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261017
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 1963 |
| Time: | 12:03 |
| Type: |  Vought RF-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 145640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Coral Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the Pacific, off California, off USS Coral Sea. Pilot, LT Delmar Dirk Young, USN, was killed.
Sources:
USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) deck log
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Dec-2021 13:30 | fabiop | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Feb-2022 13:05 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Category] |
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