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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3M Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 139901 |
| MSN: | 82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Miramar, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Miramar NAS, San Diego, CA/VA-116 |
F7U Cutlass caught fire and crashed into empty building of the chief petty officers club at Miramar NAS soon after take-off. Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F7U.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 29 June 1956
Evening Star 28 June 1956, pA22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2022 19:38 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 12:54 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 13:04 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 06:57 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 21-Aug-2022 13:49 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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