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| Date: | Wednesday 23 May 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-3 Fury (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 136113 |
| MSN: | 194-240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi W of Crows Landing, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VF-191 |
| Crows Landing auxiliary field, Stanislaus County, CA |
Navy Jet crashed in a plowed field while practice touchdown landings. Lt William F. Armstrong (31) killed. Type not reported.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 24 May 1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Dec-2021 15:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2022 17:45 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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