ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279746
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Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1968 |
Time: | c. 17:00 |
Type: | Grumman TF-9J Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 147343 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 5 mi SW of Refugio, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-24 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Crashed and burned in a pasture after Lt Cmdr Richard P. Lester (37) and Ens. Thurwald N. Gommer (23) had ejected and were several injured.
Sources:
Refugio Timely Remarks 2 May 1968, p9
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jun-2022 07:35 |
TB |
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28-Jun-2022 13:11 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source] |
24-Jul-2022 18:43 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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