Accident Grumman F9F-8T Cougar ,
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Date:Thursday 29 October 1959
Time:night
Type:Grumman F9F-8T Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 4 mi S of Chase Field, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El Paso, TX
Destination airport:NAS Chase Field, TX
Narrative:
The F9F jet trainer crashed in a field while returning from a night navigation flight.

Sources:

The Levelland Daily Sun News 30 October 1959, p1

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