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Date: | Sunday 16 September 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 124966 |
MSN: | 266 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Essex -
North Korea
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Operated out of USS Essex (CV-9) aircraft carrier. Unmanned aircraft destroyed by fire after F2H 124968 crashed into it.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/ AAIR (6 SEP 51 ! in error)
The Times News 18 September 1951, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Aug-2022 09:29 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
20-Aug-2022 09:35 |
TB |
Updated [Country] |
20-Aug-2022 12:41 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Source] |