Accident Grumman S2F-1T Tracker 133171,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263511
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 November 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman S2F-1T Tracker
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 133171
MSN: 142
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Corpus Christi NAS, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Corpus Christi, TX/VT-28
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Navy S2F jet plane" crashed. Two "student pilots" died. USNR Lt Charles A. Myers, Jr (27) and Ens. Paul L. Lohner (23).

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 9 November 1961, p1
Forgotten Props

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2021 20:31 TB Added
03-Feb-2022 14:16 TB Updated [Narrative]
22-Jul-2022 07:36 TB Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
11-Aug-2022 14:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]
13-Aug-2022 08:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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