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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 1965 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Vought F-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143748 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Euless, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Crashed into a field during routine training flight after Naval Reserve pilot David J. Thigpen (30) had ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc969093
https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1553522/m1/ (video)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2022 16:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2022 16:42 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2024 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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