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| Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Oceana, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Caught fire after it overran runway and struck a piece of construction equipment. Lt (jg) Ellis T. Riker III pulled from the burning plane by a civilian, suffered minor burns and a broken leg.
Sources:
Evening Star 16 July 1959, pB2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2022 14:57 | TB | Added |
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