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Date: | Thursday 3 July 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier |
Owner/operator: | VMA-231 / USMC |
Registration: | 159244 |
MSN: | 712153 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Bennetsville, South Carolina -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Beaufort (BFT/KNBC) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after engine failure near MCAS Beaufort
Maj. Woody F. Gilliland, flying a USMC Harrier, lost power because of a mechanical problem and he ejected successfully, parachuting into a cotton field near Bennetsville, S.C.
Front fuselage noted Mar 2006 at National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
http://web.archive.org/web/20171119015228/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1975.htm#jul
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
|
02-Aug-2011 23:34 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
19-Aug-2011 11:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |