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| Date: | Monday 6 June 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 123048 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baffin Bay, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/ATU-204 |
Crashed into shallow water at the mouth of Baffin Bay, 1 mile east of Eddy Target. Aviation Cadet William Elmer Wendt (21).
Sources:
The Levelland Daily Sun News 7 June 1955, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2022 17:25 | TB | Added |
| 08-Sep-2022 13:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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