ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210988
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1967 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 141738 |
| MSN: | 55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 18 mi NW of El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during Blue Angels aerobatic training (formation loop). Pilot Marine Capt Ronald "Ron" Folk Thomson (28) killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F11F-1.html
San Bernardino Sun 19 February 1967
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 16:49 | j155 | Added |
| 13-May-2018 17:24 | j155 | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 21-May-2018 21:33 | j155 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:18 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 19:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2022 09:25 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2022 07:15 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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