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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1T Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 133171 |
| MSN: | 142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Corpus Christi NAS, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Corpus Christi, TX/VT-28 |
"Navy S2F jet plane" crashed. Two "student pilots" died. USNR Lt Charles A. Myers, Jr (27) and Ens. Paul L. Lohner (23).
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 9 November 1961, p1
Forgotten Props
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 20:31 | TB | Added |
| 03-Feb-2022 14:16 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2022 07:36 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2022 14:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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