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| Date: | Wednesday 12 January 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-2A Buckeye |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beeville area, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX |
Navy "Hawkeye jet" crashed on training flight. Instructor Lt (jg) Fred W. Jones (24) ejected safely. Student Ens. Calvin David Robertson (23) was killed.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 13 January 1972, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2022 16:27 | TB | Added |
| 31-Jan-2022 13:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 13:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-May-2024 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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