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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 2006 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | VFA-97 US Navy |
| Registration: | 163495 |
| MSN: | 733/C051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles (8km) north of NAF El Centro -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAF El Centro |
| NAF El Centro |
Destroyed in crash at 1830 hrs in an uninhabited area 5 miles (8km) north of NAF El Centro, California, during a night bomb training sortie.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101192138/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f_18_hornet.htm
Scramble 340
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 16:58 | JF | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 18:21 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:16 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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