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Date: | Monday 9 April 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American FJ-2 Fury (F-86E) |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Opa Locka MCAS, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:USMC jet fighter crashed into houses near Air Base while trying to land. Pilot 2°Lt R.L. Sutliff hauled to safety by two high school boys and escaped minor injured. Coded "WR".
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 10 April 1956, p10 (photo)
The Miami Times 14 April 1956, p18
Revision history:
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23-May-2019 16:27 |
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23-May-2019 21:20 |
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29-Dec-2021 10:40 |
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29-Dec-2021 11:23 |
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Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |