ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137475
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| Date: | Thursday 13 January 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought A-7A Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 152665 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | at sea, on board USS Midway - |
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rolled off deck and sunk with P/C Ed Moore in the cockpit:
Lost overboard during inclement weather from USS Midway (CV-41) while being repositioned. Plane Captain was in the cockpit at the time. Both plane and the plane captain went down in the icy sea and were never seen again.
Sources:
Joe Baugher's pages
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 05:06 | Anon. | Added |
| 18-Jul-2011 08:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 18-Jul-2011 10:44 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage] |
| 12-Apr-2013 19:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2017 14:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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