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| Date: | Friday 25 October 1968 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141859 ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | NAS Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vance AFB, OK |
Reported landing gear trouble during the return flight from an Air Show and left the Blue Angels formation to made an emergency landing at Dallas. Lt John Allen landed with one landing gear down and the other up, bounced and skidded to an halt.
Note: 141859 noted as SOC NAS Dallas, TX 28 MAR 69 after flown with Blue Angels
Sources:
https://www.texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1037522/?q=navy&20jet
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2022 16:14 | TB | Added |
| 03-Apr-2022 08:29 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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