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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-2E Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | VF-132 US Navy |
| Registration: | 148709 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeward Point -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Leeward Point | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ramp strike on carrier, flight diverted in an alternate field, here run off runway beyond threshold and crashed onto th rocks, Lt Loomis not ejected but safe
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
https://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/f-8-in-the-rocks-anyone-have-any-background-on-this.32367/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2018 22:07 | J155 | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 22:07 | J155 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 15:27 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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