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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8B Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145425 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near White, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Atlanta, GA ? |
Crashed in lightly populated area after Navy Reserve pilot Lt Cmdr John W. Boyd, Jr ejected safely. Engine failure over Bartow County.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
The Victoria Advocat 5 JAN 1970, p2A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2022 20:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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