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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 1955 |
| Time: | 16:03 |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 126642 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of NAS North Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS North Island, CA/VF-144 |
Navy jet crashed in the ocean. Oliver R. Billion.
Sources:
Coronado Eagle and Journal 2 June 1955, p12
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 08:34 | TB | Added |
| 02-Apr-2022 08:24 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 12:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 13:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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