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| Date: | Monday 21 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 138614 |
| MSN: | 11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Durham, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NATC Patuxent River, MD |
Crashed after civil test pilot James Arthur Isca (33) radioed that he was running out of fuel and try to make it to the Raleigh-Durham Airport. He failed to make it for several miles. He bailed out but did not survive.
Sources:
Scramble
Evening Star 22 May 1962, pB3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 14:00 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jan-2022 08:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Jan-2022 20:59 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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