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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1955 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 128114 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi E of Ota Mesa, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brown Field, CA/GMU-52 (11:25) |
Navy jet fighter crashed. Lt Lewis W. Adkins, Jr (33).
Sources:
National City Star-News 3 February 1955, p5A
The Evening Star 8 February 1955, pA14
(AAIR VU-3 Det C)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2022 20:50 | TB | Added |
| 07-Sep-2022 19:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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