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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Abilene, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Crashed and burned near Rising Star after Lt James T. McLaughlin (33) parachuted to safely due to flame-out.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1490302/m1/1/?q=crusader%20jet
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jul-2022 15:41 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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