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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| Langley AFB, VA (LFI/KLFI) |
An F8U swerved out of control during catapult launch takeoff. It struck the helicopter, killing both pilots. Two people 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
https://usafrotorheads.com/chathams-clyde/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2013 07:53 | harro | Added |
| 14-Apr-2015 17:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
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