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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-7 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 130839 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Spring Hill, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Olathe, KS/VF-886 |
Crashed on a farm 10 miles southeast of NAS Olathe, KS. Naval Reserve pilot Lt Frank Lee Wilkinson III.
Sources:
The Daily Spokesman (Pampa, TX) 18 AUG 1953, p4
AAIR (KCREF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2022 18:21 | TB | Added |
| 11-Mar-2022 20:18 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2022 13:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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