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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1963 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | McDonnell F3H Demon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| attack carrier Oriscany |
Slide across the flight deck into the sea while landing on carrier at night. Cmdr Joseph F. Bolger (40) went missing and not found.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 14 July 1963, pA5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2021 14:31 | TB | Added |
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