ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262052
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Date: | Thursday 15 August 1963 |
Time: | night |
Type: | McDonnell F-3B Demon |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 143476 |
MSN: | 354 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Saratoga -
Mediterranean Sea
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed onto flight deck of USS Saratoga during night landing in the Mediterranean Sea, destroying several other aircraft (six(?), including F-3 146716). Two sailors were killed and seven injured. Pilot was Lt Cmdr Kenneth E. Cornell.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F3H.html http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html The Evening Star 20 August 1963, pA5
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-May-2021 16:27 |
ASN archive |
Added |
25-Jul-2021 11:59 |
TB |
Updated [Other fatalities] |
25-Jul-2021 12:00 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
03-Feb-2022 18:58 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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