Accident Grumman F9F-8B Cougar 141083, Friday 20 May 1960
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Date:Friday 20 May 1960
Time:night
Type:Grumman F9F-8B Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 141083
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:11 mi NW of NAS Chase Field, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Chase Field, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Marine Lt Morris F. Rogers crashed during night instrument training flight.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F9FCougar.html
The Daily News Telegram 20 May 1960, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-May-2021 19:26 ASN archive Added
03-Apr-2022 18:02 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
03-Apr-2022 18:04 TB Updated [Location, ]
29-Jun-2022 15:39 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
06-Jul-2022 14:17 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative, ]

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