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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-28C |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 3 mi from USS Antietam, GOM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAF Saufley Field, FL |
Navy trainer plane missing while practice landings on carrier. Instructor (33) and student (22). Wreckage found 12,5 miles south of Pensacola, FL. Type not reported but carrier-landing capable T-28C of VT-5 in use at the time.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 21 March 1959, p3
The Evening Star 22 March 1959, pA36
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 16:20 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2022 17:33 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2022 17:41 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 13:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 13:25 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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