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| Date: | Friday 2 April 1965 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141846 |
| MSN: | 163 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beeville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Chase Field, TX/VT-26 |
Jet plane crashed. Marine pilot 1°Lt Ronald Lee Fetherlin (25). Type not reported.
Sources:
The Baytown Sun 5 April 1965, p17
Corpus Christi Caller Times 4 Apr 1965 p6 and Find a Grave
Forgotten Jets (20 FEB 65, VT-26)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2022 14:11 | TB | Added |
| 06-Aug-2022 18:31 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 12:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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