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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1953 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 128183 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of NAS Alameda, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA/VF-91 |
Crashed into San Francisco Bay, almost vertically, after take-off, 4,000ft beyond the end of the runway. Pilot Ens. William Eugene Belknap (23).
Sources:
Napa Valley Register 21 October 1953, p5
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 19:26 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2022 21:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2022 17:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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