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| Date: | Thursday 4 August 1955 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 mi SW of NAS Kingsville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Kingsville, TX/VT-27 |
A "twin-engine Navy plane" from Kingsville crashed. Two flight instructors killed. Lt Cmdr Carlo J. Palermo (32) and Lt (jg) Edward Supancic (28).
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 5 August 1955, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2022 19:39 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jul-2022 10:55 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2022 19:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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