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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American FJ-4B Fury (F-86H) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 143639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Japan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VMA-214 |
Two USMC jet fighter planes went missing. Search called off 18 January.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/FJ.html
San Bernardino Sun 19 January 1959, p2A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2022 19:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2022 16:10 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2022 16:12 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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