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| Date: | Thursday 6 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 141048 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yokosuka -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | carrier USS Keasarge/VMAT-20 |
Crashed in sea 1000 yards off the carrier while on a demonstration rocket run for Japanese visitors.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 8 March 1958, p2
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F9FCougar.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 21:00 | TB | Added |
| 23-Nov-2017 17:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2021 19:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2022 09:58 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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