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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F11F-1 Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | "Blue Angels" US Navy |
| Registration: | 141753 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near the beach, 30M WSW off Pensacola -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pensacola |
In flight failure flight comands, aircraft flew direct into the sea just off shore, pilot Lt Adrian Van Ort, killed in the crash
Sources:
https://it.findagrave.com/memorial/57148235/michael-a-van_ort
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2025 11:02 | J155 | Added |
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