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| Date: | Monday 23 September 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman TF-9J Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 147308 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Corpus Christi Int'l Airport, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Kingsville, TX/VT-23 |
Lt (jg) William G. Ellis (22) escaped serious injury when crash-landed after engine trouble. Airplane flipped into a cartwheel when one wing hit the ground at the end of the runway.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 24 September 1968, p5A
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2022 15:22 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jun-2022 07:45 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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