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| Date: | Wednesday 12 October 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: | ca 10 mi E of Ocala, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Sanford, FL |
Navy jet trainer crashed in a swampy area of Ocklawaha River after pilot Lt Roderick S. Dickens, Jr (27) and AQ3 Lt Garland L. Greene (20) ejected safely, but Greene was not found. Body recovered from river 16 OCT.
Sources:
Lakeland Ledger 13 October 1960, p12/16 October 1960, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2022 20:23 | TB | Added |
| 29-May-2022 20:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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