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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1962 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vought F-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145375 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okefenokee Swamp, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cecil Field, FL/VFP-62 |
Pilot Lt W.F. Heiss (25) ejected from 20,000ft over Okefenokee Swamp, southern Georgia.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
Lakeland Ledger 23 May 1962, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2018 17:00 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 15:56 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2021 19:55 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
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