ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77326
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| Date: | Friday 11 February 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-542 USMC |
| Registration: | 158967 |
| MSN: | 712158/50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Fallon, Nevada (NFL/KNFL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failure at high altitude. Crashed near NAS Fallon, Nevada, USA at approx. Coordinates 39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W
The pilot - Captain Gary Bain - ejected safely: it was his 3rd ejection from a military aircraft
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Fallon
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194604/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1977.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Aug-2011 11:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 16:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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