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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 1986 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | VMFA-314 USMC |
| Registration: | 162447 |
| MSN: | 295/A240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea off the Coast of France. -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Coral Sea CV-43 |
| USS Coral Sea CV-43 |
On Patrol Training Flight. Maj Nick Summerlin lost at sea.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://fa-18.wikia.com/wiki/FA-18_BUNOs_Wiki
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2019 06:51 | MtTacWa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:19 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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