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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 1968 |
| Time: | 19:42 |
| Type: | Grumman F-9J Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 144303 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Orange Grove NAF, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-25 |
Crashed on night training flight. Marine Corps Reserve pilot 1°Lt John Howard Vanderlaan (26).
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 30 May 1968, p9A
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2022 20:16 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jan-2022 20:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-Mar-2022 18:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 08:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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