Incident Vought A-7A Corsair II 157592,
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Date:Thursday 23 November 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7A Corsair II
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 157592
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:China Sea, SVN -   Vietnam
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:aircraft carrier
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in sea. Pilot ejected.

Sources:

La Nacion 25 November 1972, p28
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-7.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2016 20:00 JINX Added
30-Apr-2017 17:57 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
13-May-2021 14:26 harro Updated [Date, Registration, Source]

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