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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AF-1E Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143609 |
| MSN: | 244-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Willow Grove, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Willow Grove NAS, PA/NARTU |
Crashed on a baseball field and slide into a day camp bathhouse in flames after civil reserve pilot Capt John W. Butler (30) ejected safely. Seven killed, 15 injured. One injured man (52) died 23 JUL. Cause of the crash was an electrical generator failure.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 8 July 1963, p1/24 July 1963, p1/27 July 1963, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2016 11:30 | TB | Added |
| 28-Dec-2016 19:45 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2019 21:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Jun-2021 19:13 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2021 13:07 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2021 17:18 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2021 19:38 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 13:50 | TB | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 19:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 06:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 06:45 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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