ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261043
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Date: | Sunday 4 May 1969 |
Time: | 06:10 |
Type: | Vought F-8J Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 150877 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gulf of Tonkin -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) |
Destination airport: | USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) |
Narrative:Ran out of fuel and ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin. Sank in 195' of water. Pilot, LCDR James B. Lusk, Jr., was recovered by helicopter.
Sources:
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) deck log.
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2021 07:20 |
ASN archive |
Added |
03-Sep-2023 19:04 |
fabiop |
Updated |
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