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| Date: | Thursday 15 November 1962 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Vought F-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143728 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Indio, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA/VF-124 |
Crashed in the Martinez Canyon/Rabbit Canyon/Toro Peak area after Lt Cmdr J. F. Sullivan had ejected safely and rescued at 09:20 by helicopter.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
Desert Sun 15 November 1962, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 13:33 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:00 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 17:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 17:51 | TB | Updated |
| 25-Feb-2022 17:52 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2022 13:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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