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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 1955 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  North American T-28B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 137740 |
| MSN: | 200-103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 18 mi S of Lordsburg, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA |
| NAS Chase Field, TX/ATU-802 |
Flamed out at 18,000 ft and crashed after Lt John Roger Edson and Cadet J.H. Sindelar bailed out. Edson was injured.
Sources:
The Ennis Daily News 2 May 1955, p1 ("late yesterday")
AAIR (BOEF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2022 13:50 | TB | Added |
| 03-Sep-2022 17:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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