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Date: | Thursday 11 December 1997 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 163640 |
MSN: | A-042 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 mile fron the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) off the coast of Georgia -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Enterprise |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 8 December 1997, the destroyer USS Sullivan (DGG-68) joined the carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) off Georgia for a week of underway training. While providing plane guard services on 11 December, a T-45 Goshawk trainer splashed in the the Western Atlantic following take-off.
The USS Sullivan made a high-speed dash to the site. While the carrier's rescue helicopter safely rescued the pilot, boats launched by the USS Sullivan picked up considerable pieces of wreckage which were helpful in determining the cause of the crash
Sources:
Scramble 277
https://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn65.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_The_Sullivans_(DDG-68)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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08-Aug-2011 04:43 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |