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Date: | Saturday 10 October 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 139176 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | South China Sea -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Lexington |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in sea during a catapult launch from carrier Lexington. Pilot (29).
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 13 October 1959, p2A
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html Revision history:
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