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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A Talon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 158197 |
| MSN: | T.6199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chesapeake Bay, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Operated by United States Naval Test Pilot School, crashed into the Chesapeake Bay shortly after takeoff from NAS Patuxent River. Both occupants survived.
Sources:
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=55478
https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy/Northrop-T-38A-Talon/290229
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 05:00 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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