ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174463
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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Navy Cougar jumped shocks, ran wild, crashed into four planes and finally in hangar and set it afire during engine test. One of the airplane hit in the midsection was a P2V-4 Neptune patrol plane which "knocked at right angles". Another plane identified as a USAF C-47. Pilot Lt (jg) Vernon R. Chapman, Jr (24).
Sources:
Madera Tribune 19 December 1955, p1
Evening Star 19 DEC 1955, pA3 (photo)
The Cuero Record 28 December 1955, p10 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2015 15:43 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2017 20:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2017 20:54 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2022 18:55 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2022 08:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 08:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 07-Jul-2022 08:59 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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