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| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1961 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas A4D Skyhawk (2x) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) VMA-242 |
| Registration: | 145138 |
| MSN: | 12384 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Morehead City, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
Two Skyhawk collided over the mouth of Newport River. 1°Lt Charles A. Brunt (25) died in the wreckage. Capt Harris J. Fennell (28) ejected safely into the river. Brunt was flying 145138 and Fennell was flying 147684, both jets crashed into the river.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 30 November 1961, p1
Forgotten Jets A4D-2 pages http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d2n-145062-145146.html and
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d2n-147669-147849.html
Skyhawk Association, VMA-242 page https://skyhawk.org/index.php/article-unit/vma242
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2021 08:11 | TB | Added |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Aug-2024 18:45 | Ty | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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