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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145332 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi SE of NAS Oceana, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA/VA-103 |
Crashed shortly after take-off. Lt (jg) H.F. Herndon (25) ejected and was minor injured. Airplane crashed into the ocean.
Sources:
The Evening Star 14 August 1958, pA19
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2018 13:11 | J155 | Added |
| 06-Feb-2022 16:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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