ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280722
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Date: | Wednesday 8 July 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 144365 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Beeville, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-26 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:"Naval Aviation Cadet Patrick Heelv IV (23) landed his disabled F9F jet trainer in a pasture and escaped uninjured. The plane developed trouble on take-off from Chase Field here".
Note: 144365 noted as converted to an TAF-9J/70: VT-26 as 3L-380/SOC 22 JUL 70 ->repaired
Sources:
The Levelland Daily Sun News 9 July 1959, p7
Forgotten Jets
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