ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280044
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Date: | Monday 6 July 1959 |
Time: | c. 06:50 |
Type: | Grumman F9F-8T Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 2 mi from NAS Chase Field, TX -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-2. (06:48) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Crash-landed in a field shortly after take-off due to a loss of power. Instructor Marine Capt Chester A. Liddle (28) and student Lt James D. Arrington (24) escaped without injuries. The jet was too low for a return or ejection.
Sources:
The Enns Daily News 6 July 1959, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Jul-2022 12:16 |
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06-Jul-2022 12:30 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
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