ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260767
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought RF-8A Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 144609 |
| MSN: | 96 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Niland, Imperial Valley, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island, CA/VRF-32 |
| Davis Monthan AFB, AZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a railroad bridge, six miles south of the Salton Sea. Lt (jg) Thomas F. Carrier (29).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
National City Star-News 11 January 1968, pB4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2021 07:20 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2022 13:24 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2023 01:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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