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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American FJ-1 Fury |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 120345 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Caught fire and crashed into the Chesapeake Bay. Lt Comdr Thomas N. Ramsay (29) killed instantly.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Evening Star 26 June 1948, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 21:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 25-Dec-2021 09:48 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 18:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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