Incident Grumman F11F-1 Tiger 141755,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184055
 
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Date:Tuesday 7 October 1958
Time:
Type:Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 141755
MSN: 72
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fresno County, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-33
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Navy jet fighter crashed near Coast Range. Pilot bailed out. Type not reported.

Note: home base of VF-33 was NAS Moffett Field, CA, from 61 NAS Miramar, CA

Sources:

Madera Tribune 7 October 1958, p1
Napa Valley Register 7 October 1958, p11
Forgotten Jets (16 OCT 58, VF-33)
https://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VF/Fighter-Squadron-33.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jan-2016 06:01 JINX Added
23-Jul-2017 13:46 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Nov-2017 19:22 TB Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Apr-2022 13:47 TB Updated [Source]
01-Apr-2022 14:02 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-Aug-2022 12:09 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
09-Aug-2022 12:43 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2022 12:46 TB Updated [Source]

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