Incident Vought F8U-1 Crusader 145338,
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Date:Saturday 31 January 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F8U-1 Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 145338
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hemet, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS El Toro, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot Capt L.L. Lund ejected.

Sources:

Civil Airworthiness
San Bernardino Sun 1 February 1959, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2018 09:11 J155 Added
15-May-2021 16:10 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source]
25-Feb-2022 21:07 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]

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