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Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Northrop F-89D Scorpion |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 54-223 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Iceland -
Iceland
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Keflavik AFB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in sea when abandoned after lost during patrol flight. Crew bailed out and rescued by fishing boat three miles off-shore but died from exposure in hospital.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review 21 March 1956, p1
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 22 March 1956, p26
AAIR
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Jun-2015 20:26 |
TB |
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13-Feb-2018 13:18 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
25-Jun-2019 15:14 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |