Incident Grumman F9F-8T Cougar 142960,
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Date:Saturday 25 April 1959
Time:forenoon
Type:Grumman F9F-8T Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 142960
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 10 mi W of Edna, TX -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-25
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and burned in a pasture near Inez after Felix Hugh Sherry (24) and Jerry Tansil O'Dell (27) had ejected safely.

Sources:

The Edna Herald 30 April 1959, p1
Forgotten Jets

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jul-2022 12:27 TB Added
06-Jul-2022 12:28 TB Updated [Time]
06-Jul-2022 12:35 TB Updated [Narrative]

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