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| Date: | Wednesday 2 March 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American FJ-1 Fury |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 120355 |
| MSN: | 141-38407 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lost Hills, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Boxer/VF-51 |
(1) Crashed near Lost Hills, CA. Details? (2) two Navy jet planes where forced to crash-land in the Bakersfield district last week, unable to return to their carrier USS Boxer during maneuvers on March 1. Ens N.E. Oechslin and Ens. A.J. Nemoff.
Note: the second FJ-1 may be 120353/VF-51
Sources:
(1) http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
(2) Coronado Eagle and Journal 9 March 1949, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 19:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 18:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Feb-2022 14:21 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2022 17:47 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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