Incident Vought RF-8A Crusader 146891,
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Date:Sunday 5 April 1964
Time:16:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought RF-8A Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 146891
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hara Machida/Tokio -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Atsugi NAS
Destination airport:Okinawa
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into houses about eight kms from Atsugi. Pilot ejected safely. 25 injured.

Sources:

La Stampa 6 April 1964, p13
La Nacion 6 April 1964, p46
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Machida_F-8_crash

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
27-Jul-2014 18:31 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Dec-2016 16:56 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Dec-2018 10:56 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]

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