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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8T Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near MCAS El Toro, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Torro, Santa Ana, CA |
Crashed in a field moments after take-off after Lt Harold G. Haffner and Lt Donald B. Grimes ejected at only 100ft.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 7 July 1960, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 14:29 | TB | Added |
| 03-Apr-2022 18:08 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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