ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194139
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1955 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-5 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 125304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi SW of MCAS Cherry Point, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point |
| MCAS Cherry Point | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a night familiarization flight two USMC F9F-5 jets collided in mid-air as one was approaching to land and another was climbing from a touch and go landing. The plane ascending was not informed of the traffic above him and ascended above the traffic control zone altitude of 1000 ft at which time he came up under the landing aircraft and struck it's left wing, removing the last foot of the left wing. The climbing aircraft lost the leading edge of it's right wing. Both became uncontrollable and both pilots ejected safely. 2°Lt Charles D. Webster.
Sources:
The Dispatch 2 February 1955, p1
Images:
This is a scan of a wardroom bulletin board posting summarizing the accident. It is not copyrighted as it is a US Govt Document.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2017 07:30 | jpcomer | Added |
| 18-Mar-2017 12:59 | jpcomer | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 11-Feb-2020 15:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2022 20:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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