ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216251
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 141041 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 mi S of Punta Campanella (Napoli) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Lake Champlain/VF-41 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid air collision with F-86E 19555 at 30,000 feet during exercise "Rosie Rosie". Navy pilot Lt Edward F. Wolf (34) ejected and survived four days in a raft and on a desolated island off Sicily. The Italian pilot has been not found.
Sources:
Evening Star 2 July 1957, pA4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2018 13:31 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:34 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 20:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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