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| Date: | Monday 19 January 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 138849 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Chase Field, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-25 |
Crashed on a practice flight. Navy jet pilot Lt Gayland Nischke suffered burns.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F9FCougar.html
The Daily News-Telegram 20 January 1959, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 19:26 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 16:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2022 19:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, ] |
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