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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Miramar, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA |
| NAS Miramar, CA |
Crashed and burned short of the runway while practice emergency landings without power. Lt (jg) Wallace S. Nelowett (25).
Sources:
The Evening Star 24 October 1957, pA12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 15:28 | TB | Added |
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