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| Date: | Tuesday 6 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-3 Fury (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 136085 |
| MSN: | 194-312 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near El Centro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chocolate Mountain gunnery range |
| FAGU El Centro, CA |
Crashed in a cotton field while returning from practice gunnery mission. Pilot Lt Howard J. Brown (30) reported ejection aparatus failed to operate.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
San Bernardino Sun 7 MAY 1958, p4A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2021 18:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 13:59 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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