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| Date: | Sunday 22 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought A-7E Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 158678 |
| MSN: | E-304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 200 km NE off Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A US Navy Corsair of the USS Nimitz crashed into the Mediterranean. Pilot reported missing.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981 - 3790.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2008 11:28 | harro | Added |
| 28-Dec-2008 11:34 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Dec-2008 10:31 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Apr-2012 11:30 | zerocinquanta | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2017 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 03-Feb-2020 19:33 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, ] |
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