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Date: | Saturday 18 August 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman F9F-8B Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 141173 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 mi S of Sarita, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Kingsville, TX/VT-22 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and burned after 1°Lt Robert J. Newman ejected safely.
Sources:
The Cuero Record 20 AUG 1962, p4
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Mar-2022 20:19 |
TB |
Added |
29-Jun-2022 13:25 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |