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Date: | Wednesday 16 July 1958 |
Time: | night |
Type: | McDonnell F3H-2N Demon |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 133584 |
MSN: | 97 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ca 4 mi SW of NAAS Fentress, VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, VA/VF-31 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on night training flight. Pilot George L. Cranfield killed "last night".
Sources:
The Evening Star 17 July 1958, p1
Forgotten Jets (19 JUL 58)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Feb-2022 14:56 |
TB |
Added |
21-Feb-2022 15:02 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |