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Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1959 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 142639 |
MSN: | 11702
|
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | S of Honshu -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Ranger |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Navy twin-jet missing at sea. Failed to return. Two or three crew. Search called off 2 July.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 1 July 1959, p22
Youngstown Vindicator 2 July 1959, p6
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Oct-2017 12:40 |
TB |
Added |
29-Oct-2017 11:40 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
30-Nov-2017 16:14 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |