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| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American A-5B Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 149315 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Johns River flood plain east of NAS Sanford, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost control during aerobatics (barrel roll started at 14000 ft 450 knots) on FAM-2 flight. Pilot ejected at 300 ft.
Crashed near fish camp east of Sanford. Pilot rescued by fishermen. No BN.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
Flying Lucky - the book.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2024 09:45 | ChrisB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2024 09:16 | Larry | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2024 09:16 | Larry | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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