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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F Cougar ? |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi W of NAAS Port Isabel, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Naval jet plane from NAAS Kingsville, TX crashed and burned on approach to a landing field near Port Isabel NAAS. Student pilot Duane H. Nielson (22).
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 31 July1958, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 14:06 | TB | Added |
| 28-Mar-2022 17:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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