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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274854
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 January 1956
Time:
Type:airplane (2x)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Southern Guam -   Guam
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Boxer
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Navy jets fighters collided 500yards off Southern Guam and crashed in the Pacific Ocean. Both pilots picked up by helicopter almost three hours later.

Sources:

The Evening Star 18 January 1956, pA21

Revision history:

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