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Date: | Friday 16 May 2008 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas TAV-8B-13-MC Harrier II |
Owner/operator: | VMAT-203 / USMC |
Registration: | 163861 |
MSN: | T15 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT) |
Destination airport: | MCAS Yuma, AZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A U.S. Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed Thursday while on a training mission in southern Arizona. Both pilots ejected safely, officials said.
The pilots were taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center and were listed in good condition Thursday night.
“The hospital reported they were both conscious and talking,” said Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma public affairs office.
The jet, assigned to Cherry Point, N.C., went down about 3:30 p.m. on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range southeast of Yuma, Lisbon said.
The range spans a remote desert area and is used primarily for pilot training.
The aircraft was a TAV-8B Harrier II two-seat trainer jet and “the pilots were here for normal training,” Lisbon said. He said he did not know what type of training the Harrier was involved in.
Helicopters from the air station’s search and rescue unit recovered the downed pilots, whose identities were not immediately released. The crash was under investigation and the cause was not known, according to Lisbon.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/535331.html]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries22.htm]l
http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/05/16/85501-marine-pilots-survive-harrier-crash/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2008 02:34 |
Fusko |
Added |
18-May-2008 09:56 |
Fusko |
Updated |
10-Aug-2008 01:10 |
RobertMB |
Updated |
19-Aug-2011 06:17 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |