Accident Vought RF-8G Crusader 146892, Thursday 15 July 1976
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Date:Thursday 15 July 1976
Time:19:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought RF-8G Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 146892
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Riverside, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Miramar, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in a field near March AFB after Lt (jg) David Hayes ejected.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
San Bernardino Sun 16 July 1976, p17

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-May-2021 07:20 ASN archive Added
27-Feb-2022 16:24 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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