Incident Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II 153257,
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Date:Saturday 22 June 1968
Time:10:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II
Owner/operator:United States Navy (US Navy)
Registration: 153257
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam -   Vietnam
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS America (CVA 66)
Destination airport:USS America (CVA 66)
Narrative:
Engine failure after launch from USS America in Gulf of Tonkin and crashed into water.
Pilot, LT(JG) Frederick C. Lentz, Jr., was recovered by helicopter.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
USS America (CVA 66) deck log

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jun-2014 11:19 Uli Elch Added
30-Jun-2014 11:28 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
20-Nov-2023 20:33 fabiop Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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