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| Date: | Sunday 20 March 1955 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-8 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131131 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valley Mills, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
| Clovis, NM |
Crashed on a ranch in the Lake Whitney region while flying in a thunderstorm with a second F9F which arrived safely at Clovis. Pilot Ens. George W. Allen (22)(VF-121 NAS Miramar, CA).
Sources:
The Guero Record 22 March 1955, p2
AAIR
Cliffton Record 25 March 1955, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2022 11:38 | TB | Added |
| 07-Sep-2022 19:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 08:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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