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Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1956 |
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Type: | airplane (2x) |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Southern Guam -
Guam
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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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