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Date: | Friday 29 April 1960 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 138958 |
MSN: | 10819 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Japan coast -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Ranger |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crew abandoned the twin-jet attack plane and bailed out 7 miles from the carrier. Rescued by the destroyer Edson.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 1 May 1960, p7A
A-3 Skywarrior Association
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-May-2021 09:53 |
TB |
Added |
27-Aug-2022 18:37 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source] |