Incident Northrop T-38A Talon 158197,
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Date:Thursday 16 November 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 158197
MSN: T.6199
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chesapeake Bay, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Destination airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Narrative:
Operated by United States Naval Test Pilot School, crashed into the Chesapeake Bay shortly after takeoff from NAS Patuxent River. Both occupants survived.

Sources:

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=55478

https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy/Northrop-T-38A-Talon/290229

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html

Revision history:

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28-Jun-2022 05:00 nhofmann54 Added

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