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| Date: | Thursday 24 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-4B Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143576 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Bon Homme Richard -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Bon Homme Richard |
Caught fire and crashed into the sea while operating off the USS Bonhomme Richard. Country not confirmed.
At 1645 GMT Parachute sighted on starboard beam. FJ-4B BuNo 143576 of VA 192, Pilot LtJG William C. Heckling, 584509, USN crashed into sea off starboard bow at Latitude 36-28.5 N, Longitude 123-03 W and sank in 1800 fathoms of water. At 1720 GMT Recovery of pilot was made by USS Higbee (DD-806). At 1735 GMT Pilot returned to ship by helicopter.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
USS Bon Homme Richard Deck Logs July 1958
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2022 18:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2024 18:24 | adolfoenrique | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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