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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 20 mi S of NAS Corpus Christi, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | NAS Corpus Christi, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dive bomber crashed on Padre Island bombing range. Ens. Kinnael Joseph Horkits.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 2 July 1959, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2022 20:25 | TB | Added |
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