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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-2 Fury (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 132107 |
| MSN: | 181-182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 17 mi from Mito AAF, Tokyo -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
USMC jet fighter abandoned and pilot Maj Franklin C. Thomas, Jr bailed out. Boy (10 or 14) reported killed when falling plane rams farm house.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 7 January 1955, p1+6
AAIR (BOMF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jul-2021 17:47 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 17:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2022 07:24 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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