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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145357 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VF-11 |
Fell in sea after arrestor gear failed during heavy landing on carrier of Florida. Pilot Lt (jg) John Terrance Kryway (35) ejected and rescued slightly injured.
Sources:
The Evening Star 22 JAN 1961, pB2
Netherlands national archive, photo of the ejecting pilot: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/eb7961da-bb01-f65d-bcca-c13ad2c61f6c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2015 17:08 | TB | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:25 | J155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 10:09 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 09:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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