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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8B Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 145485 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Fajardo -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Roosevelt Roads VMF-122 |
Crashed. Pilot 2°Lt K.L. Weller ejected inverted and killed.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
Youngstown Vindicator 22 April 1962, pB1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2018 21:56 | J155 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:06 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2021 15:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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