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| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 1969 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  LTV A-7B Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 154510 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 miles NW of San Diego, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ticonderoga/VA-25 |
Crashed into the ocean after night catapult launch from carrier. Debris found next day. Lt (jg) William Coinman (27).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-7.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 9 January 1969, p17
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2021 17:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2022 21:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2022 21:18 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Apr-2024 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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