ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77567
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| Date: | Friday 5 September 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas YAV-8C Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp |
| Registration: | 158384 |
| MSN: | 712062/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Tarawa, of San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Tarawa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft left the bow at less than flying speed off the Carrier USS Tarawa in the Pacific. Crashed into sea off San Diego, California.
This airframe was the YAV-8C development aircraft, and was on loan to McDonnell Douglas at the time of the crash. It had originally been built in 1970 for the RAF as serial number XW644, but diverted to the US whilst under construction
Pilot - Major Russell M. Stromberg - ejected safely
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8APROD.PDF
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1980.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Aug-2011 13:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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