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| Date: | Tuesday 21 June 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 159838 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Miramar, San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar |
| NAS Miramar (KNKX) |
Flap/slat interconnect failure. Uncontrollable flight on take off. The pilot LCDR Gareth L. Anderson and RIO LT Paul J. Donaldson killed.
Sources:
ejection-history.org
- JF Baugher
http://www.topedge.com/alley/text/f14a/f14aloss.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2011 06:19 | Anon. | Added |
| 13-Apr-2013 08:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2019 15:41 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 17:27 | Whiteshark | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
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