ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261360
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| Date: | 20-JAN-1955 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 129548 |
| MSN: | 32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 mi from NAAS Crows Landing, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffet Field, CA/VC-3 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed after pilot Lt Cmdr Horatio Gates Sickel, Jr (33) had parachuted to safety.
Note: he died in a FJ-3 Fury 13 JUL 1956.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 21 January 1955, p16
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 19:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2022 21:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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