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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 134915 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi offshore Key West, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Cecil Field, FL/VF-101 |
Navy jet fighter plane crashed in sea. USNR Pilot John Stuart Bonds, Jr (23).
Sources:
The Evening Independent 18 December 1959, p1
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2017 18:33 | TB | Added |
| 22-Mar-2022 14:39 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 03-Apr-2022 18:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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