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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 1964 |
| Time: | 14:05 |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 149308 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Sanford, FL |
Crashed in a remote area after both crew ejected safely.
Crashed into a remote wooded area near Doctor’s Inlet off the St Johns River for unknown reasons. Both crew safely ejected and were picked up by a helicopter from NAS Jacksonville. It was a training flight out of NAS Sanford.
RVAH-9 crew:
Lt Commander Carroll S. Smith
ADJC Walter E. Carolyers
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
St. Petersburg Times 16 November 1964, p9B
The Tampa Tribune Nov 15 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2022 17:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2024 10:23 | ChrisB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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