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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4C Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | VA-22 US Navy |
| Registration: | 148596 |
| MSN: | 12789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Golf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Midway (CVA-41) |
Crashed into the sea while attempting to land on USS Midway, pilot ejected but died. Lt(jg) Thomas Edgar Murray killed
Sources:
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/THOMAS_E._MURRAY,_LTJG,_USN
https://skyhawk.org/article-unit/va22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2024 17:59 | Cobar | Added |
| 24-May-2025 07:33 | J155 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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