Navy pilot killed in Barnegat crash near practice target
A Navy fighter plane crashed in the woods near Barnegat New Jersey during target practice, killing Ensign Alfred Floyd. Floyd, a Cordova Alabama native, had been living in Atlantic City.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1952
Page
10
A Navy fighter plane crashed in the woods near Barnegat New Jersey during target practice, killing Ensign Alfred Floyd. Floyd, a Cordova Alabama native, had been living in Atlantic City.
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