Accident Vought F-8C Crusader 146946, Tuesday 10 July 1962
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Date:Tuesday 10 July 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F-8C Crusader
Owner/operator:VF-174 US Navy
Registration: 146946
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Jacksonville, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Cecil Field, FL
Destination airport:NAS Cecil Field, FL
Narrative:
Crashed, pilot Ltjg Robert C Smith killed

Sources:

Civil Airworthiness

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2018 17:27 J155 Added
10-Feb-2020 16:12 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Operator, ]
02-Feb-2024 07:32 Jerry Leynes Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
02-Feb-2024 07:34 Anon. Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]

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