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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  LTV A-7E Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 158841 |
| MSN: | E-397 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flew into the sea during a bombing run on a marine marker flare whilst operating from USS Nimitz 8.1.77 - 'AJ-304' - VA-82 (Pilot killed).
Sources:
J.Baugher aircraft history.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2020 13:37 | globie54321 | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2022 20:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 24-Mar-2022 19:02 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
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