This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Saturday 9 June 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ca 30 mi S of Pescadero, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Fell into a dive while flying together with a target-towing plane over the Pacific Ocean. UNR Cmdr Gerald O. Trapp (38).
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 11 June 1956, p1
Brownwood Bulletin 11 June 1956, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jan-2022 17:23 |
TB |
Added |
07-Jul-2022 07:20 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |