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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131790 |
| MSN: | 580-6624 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 mi NW of Kerrville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS El Paso, TX |
| NAS Kingsville, TX/ATU-200 |
Crashed on a ranch in bad weather at night. Lt Cmdr Herbert Tomplins (36) and Ens. Jerry LeRoy Blakkolb (23).
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 26 October 1953, p1/27 October 1953, p6
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jul-2022 09:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2022 09:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2022 09:50 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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