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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huntington Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Los Alamitos, CA |
| Phoenix, AZ |
Crashed into the ocean a half mile offshore shortly after take-off for a cross country flight. The pilot failed to report when reached the top of an overcast.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 6 February 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2022 12:36 | TB | Added |
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