ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182077
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| Date: | Saturday 6 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 141358 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi E of Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VX-3 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sea after catapult take-off. Pilot Cmdr Raymond A. Boyd (38) and a rescuer from helicopter drowned after parachute opened inadvertendly during rescue operation.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02190/3j
The Evening Star 7 April 1957, pC6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2015 19:06 | TB | Added |
| 07-Dec-2015 19:08 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Oct-2018 19:41 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 21-Feb-2022 17:18 | TB | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2022 15:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Jul-2022 12:13 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
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