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Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1993 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
Owner/operator: | VMA-231 / USMC |
Registration: | 163425 |
MSN: | 126 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Camp LeJeune Marine Corps Base, North Carolina -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point (KNT/KNKT) |
Destination airport: | Camp LeJuene, NC |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into trees while landing at Camp Lejeune, NC Sept 22, 1993.
Pilot severely injured in a crash in the Harrier on 22 Sep '93 while conducting a routine training evolution to a narrow 2 lane highway outside of Cherry Point, NC. As a result of third degree burns over 35% of his body, he endured amputations of his left leg below the knee and left arm above the elbow
Sources:
Scramble 176
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries22.htm]l
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-r-o-brien-capt-usmcr-ret-d/7/b6a/b08
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune
http://www.prolimb.com/_files/TRI%20in%20Triathlon%20for%20Three%20Local%20Amputees.pdf
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2010 14:30 |
ASN Archive |
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24-Aug-2011 22:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |