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| Date: | Friday 4 January 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas F4D-1 Skyray |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 139139 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of March AFB, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Toro, Irvine, CA |
| March AFB, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a ridge during instrument approach. Lt Michael Pentony (22).
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html
Youngstown Vindicator 5 January 1963, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2021 16:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2021 17:54 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2024 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2024 11:24 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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