Incident Vought YF8U-2N Crusader 147039,
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Date:Tuesday 7 June 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought YF8U-2N Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
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
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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