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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 1968 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  North American T-2A Buckeye |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Anne Arundel County, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAF Andrews, MD |
Three minutes after takeoff from Andrews Naval Air Facility, the Navy T2 aircraft exploded in midair over Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Instructor US Navy Lt Cmdr Richard LeRoy Seitz (37) was killed.
Sources:
Capital Gazette 25 November 1968
Arlington National Cemetery - Section 3, Site: 1670 RH
Department of the Navy (FOIA request pending)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2021 19:19 | MLWOOD797 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2021 19:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 28-Oct-2021 19:50 | MLWOOD797 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2021 05:57 | MLWOOD797 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 29-Oct-2021 15:55 | MLWOOD797 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 13:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 13:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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