ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274495
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 125117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 70 mi ESE of NAS Kingsville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Kingsville, TX/ATU-202 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two F9F Panther jets (125117/127173) collided and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Marine 1°Lt John Frederick Heiland (25) and Lt (jg) James Tracey Leyendecker (23) not recovered.
Sources:
The Evening Star 12 May 1955, pA36
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2022 21:28 | TB | Added |
| 08-Sep-2022 12:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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