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| Date: | Thursday 31 December 1959 |
| Time: | UTC 1055 |
| Type: |  North American FJ-4B Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141482 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Midway -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway near Okinawa |
Crashed into the sea while operating off the USS Midway. Country not confirmed.
USS Midway was en-route from Buckner Bay, Okinawa to Yokosuka, Japan
At GMT 1055 FJ-4B BuNo. 141482 of VA-22 piloted by Lt. C.R. Snow USN crashed into the sea 4000 yards astern latitude 31-36.9N, longitude 135-42.1E and sank in 1500 fathoms of water. Pilot recovered by helicopter at GMT 1115 with no injuries. Flight operations had begun at GMT 0700 so crash likely occurred on takeoff. At GMT 1645 Completed Air Operations having launched 31 aircraft and recovered 30 aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Deck Logs USS Midway CVA-41December 1959
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2022 17:36 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2022 20:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Nov-2024 11:09 | adolfoenrique | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2024 12:36 | adolfoenrique | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 25-Nov-2024 17:08 | adolfoenrique | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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