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| Date: | Wednesday 25 September 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F3H-2M Demon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi W of Niland, Imperial Valley, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA/VF-112 |
Caught fire and crashed after pilot Lt Cmdr Stell (VF-112 Miramar) ejected safely during training session on Chocolate Mountain gunnery range. Type given as "F3H Fury", but VF-112 did not flown FJ-3 Fury, but F3H-2M Demon from 5 APR 57
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 26 SEP 1957
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2021 16:43 | TB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2021 15:37 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2022 15:35 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2022 15:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2023 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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