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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4C Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 148451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 17 mi NW of Mt Fuji -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two USMC A-4C (147794 and 148451) crashed in the Hakone Mountains during routine training flight. Airplane and pilot Maj William Oliver Bonsall (34) missing.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 6 July 1963, p1
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d2n-148435-148614.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2021 12:41 | TB | Added |
| 30-Jan-2022 14:13 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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