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| Date: | Friday 16 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86 Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | Massachusetts Air National Guard |
| Registration: | unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 mi SE of Nantucket, MA -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot was partaking in a live gunnery exercise with 3 other planes when rounds struck his plane and he was forced to bail out at 20,000 feet. He was picked up by a Russian fishing trawler and a Coast Guard helicopter returned him safely to US soil.
Sources:
https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-august-16-1963/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2024 14:58 | avdude17 | Added |
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