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| Date: | Saturday 7 January 1961 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 142705 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Independence -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Independence |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Douglas A4D Skyhawk, pilot CDR John W. Shuff, crashed into the sea approximately one mile astern from the USS Independence in the North Tyrrhenian Sea at Latitude 41-17N, Longitude 10-56E and sank in 775 fathoms of water.
Sources:
Evening Independent 9 January 1961, pA6
http://skyhawk.org/article-unit/va86
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2022 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 08:14 | harro | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 08:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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