ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261663
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Date: | Tuesday 24 June 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American FJ-4B Fury (F-86H) |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 139551 |
MSN: | 209-171 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Monterey, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the end of the flight deck of carrier during return from air-to-air refueling practice. Pilot Lt Cmdr Richard M. Hopfinger was killed. Four ship crewmen suffered burns.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html San Bernardino Sun 26 June 1958
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2021 11:07 |
ASN archive |
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25-Dec-2021 18:42 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
26-Dec-2021 18:57 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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