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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2000 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 164681 |
| MSN: | 1113/C295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Abraham Lincoln |
Missing after contact lost shortly after take-of from carrier. Only debris found. Pilot Lt Bruce Joseph Donald decleared dead the following day.
Sources:
Scramble 259
AFM November 2000, p75
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 10:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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