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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8D Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 147064 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ban Ban/Xiangkohang -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk |
Downed by ground fire while escorting an unarmed reconnaissance plane. Pilot Navy Cmdr Doyce W. Lyan bailed out and recovered by helicopter.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 8 June 1964, p1/9 June 1964, p7
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2015 11:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-May-2021 16:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:25 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:28 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:29 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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