Accident Grumman F9F-6 Cougar 128111,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260575
 
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Date:Friday 29 January 1954
Time:c. noon
Type:Grumman F9F-6 Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 128111
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NE of San Rafael, California -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-153
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared during a training flight over San Francisco Bay. Found crashed into the hills at San Pedro Point, in the China Camp State Park, 31 JAN. Pilot Ens. William Joseph Rice (22).

Sources:

Santa Cruz Sentinel 1 February 1954, p4
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-May-2021 19:26 ASN archive Added
19-Jan-2022 21:48 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Sep-2022 19:23 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Mar-2024 09:48 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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