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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1958 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143706 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 mi S of China Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS China Lake, CA |
Crashed in the Mojave desert with a load Sidewinder missiles after Cmdr Selden N. May (36) ejected at 40, 000 feet due to a flame-out. Time given as "morning of 9 MAY".
Sources:
Madera Tribune 15 May 1958, p14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2018 12:46 | J155 | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 18:05 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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