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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-4 Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 139286 |
| MSN: | 209-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Urbana, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | BAR Columbus, OH |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a farm whilst testing emergency procedures. Navy test pilot Alan R.(Bud) Holcombe (33) ejected but died when parachute opened not properly.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Youngstown Vindicator 10 October 1956, p57
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 16:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 18:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-Jan-2022 12:06 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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