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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125092 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles S of NAAS El Centro, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS El Centro, CA/VF-53 |
Crashed and burned in a cotton field. Lt (jg) Carl Leroy Earl Gustafson, Jr (24).
Sources:
Daily News (Los Angeles) 8 January 1954, p9
AAIR (KCRMF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 18:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2024 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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