Incident North American FJ-3 Fury (F-86E) 139210,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261573
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 April 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American FJ-3 Fury (F-86E)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 139210
MSN: 215-1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Francisco Bay, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Alameda, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into San Francisco Bay after an inflight explosion. Pilot Ens. Robert I. Norris III rescued by USCG helicopter.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
San Bernardino Sun 6 April 1956

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2021 11:07 ASN archive Added
26-Dec-2021 17:29 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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