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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1961 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-2 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 147033 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Jackson, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Beaufort, SC/VMF-333 |
Crashed into scrub pines on a infantry riffle range after 1°Lt James E. Strawn (21) had ejection at high speed and suffered multible fractures. Pilot involuntarily ejected supersonic
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
Desert Sun 17 October 1961, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 15:22 | J155 | Added |
| 07-Feb-2020 12:17 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Feb-2022 19:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 14:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2022 05:54 | Jim strawn | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2023 01:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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