Accident North American T-2A Buckeye , Tuesday 5 June 1973
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Date:Tuesday 5 June 1973
Time:18:21
Type:Silhouette image of generic T2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-2A Buckeye
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:12 mi N of NAS Corpus Christi, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Chase Field, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on training flight. USMC 2nd Lt Jeffrey Scott Meade.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocate 7 June 1973, p2D
BIRLS
Find A Grave

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2022 13:57 TB Added
04-Feb-2022 13:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]
08-Jun-2025 10:58 Rodger Asai Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]

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