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| Date: | Wednesday 12 January 1966 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Grumman F-9J Cougar ? |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles NW of Beeville, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-2. |
"Navy plane" crashed on a ranch. Date reported as "Wednesday night 7 p.m. (12 JAN). Navy pilot from Chase Field killed.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 13 January 1966, p16A
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2022 14:01 | TB | Added |
| 17-Jan-2022 15:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 18:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 20:32 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Jul-2022 12:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2024 22:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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