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| Date: | Sunday 7 October 1956 |
| Time: | c. 11:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 138060 |
| MSN: | 580-8999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Loma Prieta, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA |
| NAS Moffett Field, CA |
Remains of the pilot of the Navy TV-2 all-weather jet trainer, missing since 7 OCT on instrument training flight from Van Nuys to Moffett field, found in the Loma Prieta mountain area by hikers 21 OCT. Marine Reservist 1°Lt Jack Irving Hamilton (29) from Corpus Cristi, TX. Last contact with Moffett Field was at 12,000ft 11:37, Sunday morning.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 10 Ocober 1956, p1/23 October 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 09:31 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2022 16:11 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2022 08:34 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2022 08:38 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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