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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought YF8U-2N Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 147039 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Patuxent NAS, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent NAS, MD |
Swerved out of control during catapult launch takeoff. Struck helicopter, killing both pilots. Two persons on the ground were also killed in the crash.
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8odTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G4gDAAAAIBAJ&dq=patuxent+crash&pg=5270,782472&hl=en
Youngstown Vindicator 8 June 1960, pA16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2013 07:52 | harro | Added |
| 20-Oct-2014 12:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 14-Apr-2015 17:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Apr-2021 17:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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