ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261100
Last updated: 14 October 2021
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| Date: | 16-JAN-1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8C Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 147012 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | USS Hancock in the Gulf of Tonkin -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While landing on USS Hancock in the Gulf of Tonkin, tailhook broke and plane slid off into the sea. Pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
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