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Date: | Sunday 8 July 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 129693 |
MSN: | 176 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off USS Lexington -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Lexington/VA-151 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Stalled and crashed into the South Pacific on take-off from USS Lexington. Pilot* was killed.
* Lt (jg) David H. Chantler (35) died JUL 56 (Lt (jg) Frank J. Carrig (29) -> 12 OCT 56)
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F7U.html *USS Lexington Cruisebook WestPac 1956
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2021 11:07 |
ASN archive |
Added |
30-Mar-2022 11:45 |
TB |
Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
18-Aug-2022 06:59 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Departure airport] |
18-Aug-2022 17:46 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
18-Aug-2022 19:18 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |