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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1963 |
| Time: | 14:58 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4C Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | VA-83 US Navy |
| Registration: | 147805 |
| MSN: | 12569 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into the Tyrrhenian sea, 235° 49NM from Naples -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Forrestal |
Aircraft crashed into sea off stern of carrier and sank in 1000 fathoms of water. Pilot: LT(JG) Jay Blanke killed.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 12 February 1963, p15
USS Forrestal logbook for 7 Feb 1963
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2021 20:06 | TB | Added |
| 20-Oct-2022 06:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2025 14:04 | J155 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
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