Date:	Saturday 19 July 1958
Time:
Type:	Grumman F9F-8P Cougar
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	144...
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	ca 15 mi E of Beirut -   Lebanon
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	carrier Essex/VFP-62 Det 45
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Hit tree and crashed into a steep hill side during reconnaissance mission. Pilot Lt (jg) Richard Thumm Dieterich (24). (3) Two other Navy fighters (F3H Demon and AD Skyraider) lost in take-off accidents from carriers 18-19 JUL. (4) USMC Douglas R5D hit by sniper bullets on landing at Beirut. Two AD Skyrider also hit but returned to carrier.

Youngstown Vindicator 20 July 1958, p1/21 July 1958, p1
Victoria Advocat 20 July 1958, p9A
(3) St. Petersburg Times 20 July 1958, p13A
Brownwood Bulletin 20 July 1958, p1

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Feb-2017 17:15	TB	Added
27-Nov-2017 17:51	TB	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Feb-2021 16:32	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ]
01-May-2022 19:45	TB	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
24-Jul-2022 10:44	TB	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
27-Jul-2022 20:01	TB	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]