ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187650
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| Date: | 26-MAY-2016 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN), VFA-211 |
| Registration: | 166813/AB-207 |
| C/n / msn: | F186 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 25 miles E of the Oregon Inlet, Nags Head, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets collided and crashed. All four pilots ejected safely. All four were recovered by a good Samaritan boat, the commercial fishing vessel Tammy, then hoisted by Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk based at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The aircraft were from VFA-211 based at Naval Air Station Oceana.
Sources:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JETS_COLLIDE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-05-26-13-09-47
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/05/26/navy-aircrew-recovered-receiving-treatment-after-two-super-hornets-crash/
http://www.scramble.nl/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2016 17:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-May-2016 19:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location] |
| 26-May-2016 19:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2016 14:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2016 15:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2017 13:29 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
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