Accident Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 131131,
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Date:Sunday 20 March 1955
Time:c. 18:00
Type:Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 131131
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Valley Mills, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAAS Kingsville, TX
Destination airport:Clovis, NM
Narrative:
Crashed on a ranch in the Lake Whitney region while flying in a thunderstorm with a second F9F which arrived safely at Clovis. Pilot Ens. George W. Allen (22)(VF-121 NAS Miramar, CA).

Sources:

The Guero Record 22 March 1955, p2
AAIR
Cliffton Record 25 March 1955, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jul-2022 11:38 TB Added
07-Sep-2022 19:56 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2022 08:21 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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