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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1P Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 145634 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 mi NE of Manteo, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA |
Runaway after Lt Cmdr Charles H. Price ejected due to smoke in cockpit near Fentress NAAS, VA 12:05. Shot down by Sidewinder missile over sea.
Sources:
The Evening Star 7 October 1961, pA2
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 09:28 | TB | Added |
| 25-Feb-2022 14:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2022 19:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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