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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1959 |
| Time: | c. 00:44 |
| Type: |  North American FJ-4B Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 143497 |
| MSN: | 244-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near San Juan Capistrano, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| MCAS El Toro, CA |
Crashed whist returning from cross-country flight. A F8U Crusader crashed about 35 minutes earlier, also killing the pilot.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel 27 MAY 1959
Tustin News 28 May 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2021 19:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 16:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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