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| Date: | Saturday 25 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8B Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | VF-62 US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Andros Island -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine flamed out during a flight into a storm. Body of pilot Lt (jg) Tom Malloy never recovered.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
http://www.mofak.com/deadly_F8_thunderstorm_flight.htm
Youngstown Vindicator 26 August 1962, pD9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 12:27 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:06 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2021 17:44 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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