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| Date: | Friday 13 July 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 129583 |
| MSN: | 67 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 21 mi N of Amarillo, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA/VA-126 |
| NAS Dallas, TX |
Crashed on Weymouth ranch. Pilots body with unopened parachute found in ejection seat near wreckage next morning. Lt (jg) Sam W. Morey (24).
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 15 July 1956, p8A
The Panhandle Herald 20 July 1956, p8
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2021 09:15 | TB | Added |
| 18-Aug-2022 07:31 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 07:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 12:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 12:41 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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