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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-2 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 147014 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monterey Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-191 |
Collision with Crusader 147006 during training flight 13 miles off the tip of Monterey peninsula. Lt (jg) Charles D. Metzler (26) ejected and rescued by helicopter (first of three ejection from this pilot).
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
Santa Cruz Sentinel 7 July 1960, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 18:33 | J155 | Added |
| 25-Feb-2022 15:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 12:49 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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