ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88798
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1963 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4B Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 144945 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Belfort-Fontaine, Territoire de Belfort 90 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | carrier USS Independence |
| carrier USS Independence | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Capt. Wilbur E. Skinner, USMC, was on an exercise strike mission to Belfort Fontaine airfield and was last contacted by Moselle control at about 1130. Crashed into a mountain. Plane was attached to VMA-324 and had modex AG502.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 20 August 1963, p12
Correio da Manhã 21 August 1963, p4
USS Independence deck log
The Skyhawk Association http://skyhawk.org/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 29-Apr-2011 23:02 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 17:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2015 17:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 30-Jan-2022 14:11 | fabiop | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2022 01:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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