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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1948 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | North American FJ-1 Fury |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 120359 |
| MSN: | 141-38411 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi W of San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island, CA/VF-5A |
| USS Princeton ? |
"Navy jet fighter (FJ-1)" forced down and sank near the entrace to the San Diego Bay. Pilot Lt (jg) Al E. Nauman was rescued by a fishing boat after he remained aboard his floating plane about an hour. He was on an operational flight from North Island Air Station.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
San Bernardino Sun 27 May 1948
Daily News (Los Angeles) 26 May 1948, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 20:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 18:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 09:49 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 09:59 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 12:03 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 12:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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