Incident McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-8-MC Harrier II 162961,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77564
 
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Date:Thursday 10 September 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HAR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-8-MC Harrier II
Owner/operator:VMA-542 USMC
Registration: 162961
MSN: 512089/083
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Twenty Nine Palms Range, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:MCAGCC 29 Palms, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed Prior to landing at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County, located at 34°14′48″N,116°5′28″W, within the Morongo Basin and the High Desert region of the Mojave Desert, in Southern California: pilot ejected safely

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194619/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1987.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Ground_Combat_Center_Twentynine_Palms

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
24-Aug-2011 22:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2020 17:07 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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