ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277027
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Date: | Monday 17 April 1961 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Grumman F9F-8 Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Fallon, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | NAS Fallon, NV |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after Naval Reserve Lt Cmdr Robert lane McGonagil (37) bailed out. He was killed when he struck the ground in rough winds.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 19 April 1961, p1
Revision history:
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