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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1950 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123424 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 18 mi NE of Lake Matamuskeet, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Quonset Point, R.I. |
| NAS Jacksonville, FL |
Crashed in a wild swampy area during a thunderstorm. Lt A.M. Pierpont parachuted safely.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F9F.html
Daily News 30 May 1950, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2022 16:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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