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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought RF-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 146877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NE of San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Miramar NAS, San Diego, CA |
Crashed into a mountainside during a training flight. Pilot Lt (jg) Robert P. Phillips (24).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
The Victoria Advocat 28 March 1963, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jun-2021 15:04 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 18:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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