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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 143696 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scotland Neck, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Beaufort, SC/VMF-122 |
| NAS Weymouth, MA |
Engine fire at 45.000 ft, pilot Lt Col William Henry Rankin (39) ejected into the thunderstorm and survived.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/F8U-143696-Rankin-Freefall.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rankin
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 August 1959, p1+2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2018 09:58 | J155 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2020 15:52 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-May-2021 16:39 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 15:56 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2022 08:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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