Incident Douglas A-3B Skywarrior 142655,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158665
 
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Date:Saturday 21 October 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas A-3B Skywarrior
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 142655
MSN: 11718
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:in Gulf of Tonkin, off North Vietnam -   Vietnam
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Oriskany
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed due to accidental ignition of JATO bottles on launch.

Sources:

- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Aug-2013 07:04 Uli Elch Added
20-Aug-2013 07:21 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 16:23 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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