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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141107 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi SE of Corpus Christi, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Antietam (CV-36)/VT-21 |
"Cougar Jet" crashed in Gulf of Mexico following catapult launch during carrier qualifications. Student pilot.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 25 August 1960, p2
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2021 05:29 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jan-2022 14:01 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2022 08:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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