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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought RF-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 146823 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Xiangkohang/Ban Ban -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk |
Shot down by ground fire on the Plain of Jars, Laos, photo reconnaissance flight. Pilot Lt Charles F. Klusmann (30) bailed out and captured.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 7 June 1964, p1/18 June 1964, p13A
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 [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2021 16:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:26 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 12:07 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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