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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 1958 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Grumman F9F Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 4 mi SW of Mansfield, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Crashed. Reserve pilot Lt Cmdr Billy L. Wilson (36) killed.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 12 May 1958, p1
https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc814653/?q=navy%20jet
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2019 16:08 | TB | Added |
| 30-Mar-2022 20:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2022 12:39 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 06-Jul-2022 16:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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