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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8D Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 149188 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Maine -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Enterprise/VF-33 |
Bad launch from carrier. Lt Edward Francis Sullivan, Jr did not eject. Body recovered in the 1994.
Sources:
The Evening Star 3 July 1962, pA3
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2018 17:14 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:09 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Feb-2022 15:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2024 06:17 | doylesatx | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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