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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1959 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8T Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 142960 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 10 mi W of Edna, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-25 |
Crashed and burned in a pasture near Inez after Felix Hugh Sherry (24) and Jerry Tansil O'Dell (27) had ejected safely.
Sources:
The Edna Herald 30 April 1959, p1
Forgotten Jets
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2022 12:27 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 12:28 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 06-Jul-2022 12:35 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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