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| Date: | Monday 18 August 1958 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143717 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 mi NE of Santa Cruz, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-124 |
Crashed. Lt (jg) W. D. Darden ejected too low and parachute did not open properly.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 18 August 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2018 13:14 | J155 | Added |
| 24-Feb-2022 19:39 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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