ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273713
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Date: | Saturday 21 February 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 141779 |
MSN: | 96 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Intrepid -
Atlantic Ocean
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | VF-33 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after a bad launch from carrier. Pilot Lt (jg) Percy Williams (26) killed.
Sources:
Scramble
USS Intrepid Cruisebooks
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2022 18:00 |
TB |
Added |
29-Mar-2022 21:15 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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