Accident Lockheed P-80C (TO-1) ,
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Date:Tuesday 1 November 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-80C (TO-1)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off NAS North Island, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The "TO-1" crashed into the ocean 100 yards off NAS during emergency landing. Test pilot Lt (jg) Walter Charles Hardbridge (31) trapped in pressured cockpit, salvaged dead after four hours.

Sources:

Daily News (Los Angeles) 1 November 1949, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2021 14:15 TB Added
13-Jan-2022 13:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
13-Jan-2022 13:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
13-Jan-2022 13:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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