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| Date: | Thursday 7 September 1961 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi S of Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville NAS, FL |
Twin-engine Navy Neptune patrol bomber plane crashed in Lake Gorge. Crash was reported by another Navy plane in this area at 09:26 p.m.
Sources:
The Evening Independent 8 September 1961, p2A
Victoria Advocat 8 September 1961, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2021 08:58 | TB | Added |
| 01-May-2021 10:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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