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| Date: | Sunday 18 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-3M Fury (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141400 |
| MSN: | 215-106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Miramar, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during practice aircraft carrier landings on Miramar field. Pilot Lt (jg) Donald E. Loring (27) pulled from flaming wreckage 20 seconds after the crash and was critical injured. He died next day in hospital.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 19 NOV 1956
San Bernardino Sun 20 November 1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2021 19:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2021 19:56 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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