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Date: | Friday 8 November 1957 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 134899 |
MSN: | 10493 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Virginia Capes, VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Forrestal/VF-101 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Exploded off the Virginia Capes in a "fly-by" formation near carrier Forrestal. Lt (jg) Robert Ashley (23) killed.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html The Coastline Times 15 November 1957, p4
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-May-2021 16:15 |
ASN archive |
Added |
08-Jan-2022 20:10 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |