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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1954 |
| Time: | c. noon |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 128111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NE of San Rafael, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VF-153 |
Disappeared during a training flight over San Francisco Bay. Found crashed into the hills at San Pedro Point, in the China Camp State Park, 31 JAN. Pilot Ens. William Joseph Rice (22).
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 1 February 1954, p4
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 19:26 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2022 21:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 19:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2024 09:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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