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| Date: | Monday 14 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-28 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi N of Pensacola, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Pensacola, FL/BTG-9 (VT-4) |
Navy training plane crashed in dense woods on training flight. Instructor Lt (jg) Wendell Jack Nelson (23) and student Rex Roberts. Type not reported but T-28 flown at the time.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 15 April 1958, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2022 14:54 | TB | Added |
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