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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141736 |
| MSN: | 53 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tracy, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Moffett Field, CA/VA-156 |
Pilot Lt (jg) Thomas W. Jackson (25) bailed out at 35,000ft after his new F11F Tiger jet flamed out at 42,000ft. The jet crashed in an alfalfa field at Union Island, between Stockton and Tracy.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 9 July 1957, p8
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 16:48 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 19:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:17 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2022 08:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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