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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8T Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of NAS Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Jacksonville, FL |
Two-seat jet training plane crashed in wooded area after student pilot Lt (jg) Robert M. Byrne (VF KO2 Key West) ejected safely. Instructor Lt (jg) Charles L. Syes (24) ejected too late and died.
Sources:
Lakeland Ledger 8 May 1960, p7A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2022 20:48 | TB | Added |
| 26-May-2022 20:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-May-2022 19:50 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 19:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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