Incident Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 141736,
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Date:Sunday 7 July 1957
Time:
Type:Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 141736
MSN: 53
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tracy, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Moffett Field, CA/VA-156
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot Lt (jg) Thomas W. Jackson (25) bailed out at 35,000ft after his new F11F Tiger jet flamed out at 42,000ft. The jet crashed in an alfalfa field at Union Island, between Stockton and Tracy.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 9 July 1957, p8
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2022 16:48 TB Added
03-Jan-2022 19:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2022 21:17 TB Updated [Narrative]
22-Aug-2022 08:41 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]

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