ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77536
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 July 2003 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-11-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMAT-203 / USMC |
| Registration: | 163201 |
| MSN: | 115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Virginia Capes Ops Area, 30 Miles SSE of MCAS Cherry Point, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC (KNKT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air combat maneuvering sortie; at approx 17:30 EST, a Harrier from Cherry Point crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles off shore, at the Virginia Capes Ops Area, about 30 miles SSE of the base.
Pilot - 1st Lt. D. A. Shipley - ejected safely
Sources:
Scramble 303
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzNavySearch.pl?target=AV-8B&series=3
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.sadler1/Accidents_2003.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170531100835/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2003.htm#jul
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Aug-2011 04:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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