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| Date: | Wednesday 1 August 1956 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3M Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129732 |
| MSN: | 3M/36 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Webb AFB, TX |
| NAF Litchfield, AZ |
Crashed shortly after take-off. Pilot Lt Cmdr Robert L Anderson on refuelling stop during a ferry flight.
Sources:
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times 2 August 1956, p1
Santa Cruz Sentinel 2 August 1956, p5 (photo)
Forgotten Jets (13 AUG 56, FASRON-3)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2019 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 18-Apr-2021 08:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Apr-2021 15:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2022 13:51 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2022 13:55 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 12:33 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 12:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 16:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 16:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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