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| Date: | Tuesday 7 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141755 |
| MSN: | 72 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fresno County, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-33 |
Navy jet fighter crashed near Coast Range. Pilot bailed out. Type not reported.
Note: home base of VF-33 was NAS Moffett Field, CA, from 61 NAS Miramar, CA
Sources:
Madera Tribune 7 October 1958, p1
Napa Valley Register 7 October 1958, p11
Forgotten Jets (16 OCT 58, VF-33)
https://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VF/Fighter-Squadron-33.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2016 06:01 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jul-2017 13:46 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2017 19:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2022 13:47 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2022 14:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 12:09 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 12:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 12:46 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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