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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1959 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 138610 |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NATC Patuxent River NAS, MD |
Jet fighter plane crashed in Chesapeake Bay, four miles southeast of Point Loockout. Lt Kenneth Bocock (30). Body recovered 30 AUG.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 27 August 1959, p16
The Evening Star 31 AUG 1959, pB2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 14:54 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 14:21 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2022 13:42 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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