Accident Grumman F9F-7 Cougar 130870, Saturday 25 June 1955
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Date:Saturday 25 June 1955
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F-7 Cougar
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 130870
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:6 mi S of North East, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Cherry Point, NC
Destination airport:Floyd Bennett Field, NY
Narrative:
Crashed in some woods. Marine Capt Irwin Fehr (32), suffered serious injuries.

Sources:

The Evening Star 26 June 1955, p1
AAIR (FLEF)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2022 20:19 TB Added
21-Jan-2022 20:24 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
08-Sep-2022 13:14 TB Updated [Registration, Location, Source, ]

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