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Date: | Thursday 17 March 1983 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 161436 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Puerto Rico Operating Area -
Puerto Rico
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
Destination airport: | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:First of three F-14's lost off USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) on the early morning of 17 MAR 1983. AG210 (VF-142 Sumnick/Brown) was lost at sea after a hydraulic failure and fire. The crew ejected successfully and were picked up by a HS-5 H-3 helo and returned to IKE.
Sources:
New Straits Times 19 March 1983, p9
VF-143, USS Eisenhower, aircrew observation of facts.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Feb-2019 17:57 |
TB |
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03-Jul-2023 04:44 |
Anon. |
Updated |