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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1965 |
| Time: | 09:46 |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | "Blue Angels" US Navy |
| Registration: | 141816 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAF Litchfield Park, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NAF Litchfield Park |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During takeoff the pilot performs a "dirt roll", a barrel roll with the landing gear extended, unfortunately at a certain point the aircraft began to lose altitude and to point towards the runway and the pilot can do nothing but avoid the worst by trying to climb as much as possible. Contact with the runway, with the landing gear partially extended, is inevitable. The aircraft resumes flight after having skidded along the runway. It lands after about ten minutes with the failure of the nose wheel steering. Upon landing a second aircraft acts as a chase. Lt R.C.Oliver safe
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2025 15:41 | J155 | Added |
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