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Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1957 |
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Type: | Grumman F9F-6 Cougar |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Lebec, CA -
United States of America
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Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAAS Los Alamitos, CA/VMF-123 |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and burned on a peak of the Tehachapi Mountains. Marine Reserve pilot Maj. Franklyn Herbert Zebley (34) on routine training flight.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 25 July 1957, p21
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Apr-2022 15:12 |
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