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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American AJ-1 Savage |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122591 |
| MSN: | 156-38466 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Prosper, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Hensley Field, TX |
Caught fire during refuelling a F8U Crusader. Crashed in a pasteur after Cmdr Howard Hansen and two airmen bailed out safely.
Sources:
https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc802617/?Q=navy%20jet%20crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 16:02 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 16:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2022 12:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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