Incident North American FJ-1 Fury 120355,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261431
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 March 1949
Time:
Type:North American FJ-1 Fury
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 120355
MSN: 141-38407
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Lost Hills, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Boxer/VF-51
Destination airport:
Narrative:
(1) Crashed near Lost Hills, CA. Details? (2) two Navy jet planes where forced to crash-land in the Bakersfield district last week, unable to return to their carrier USS Boxer during maneuvers on March 1. Ens N.E. Oechslin and Ens. A.J. Nemoff.

Note: the second FJ-1 may be 120353/VF-51

Sources:

(1) http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
(2) Coronado Eagle and Journal 9 March 1949, p12

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2021 11:07 ASN archive Added
24-Dec-2021 19:04 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities]
26-Dec-2021 18:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Feb-2022 14:21 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Feb-2022 17:47 TB Updated [Narrative]

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