Accident Douglas F4D-1 Skyray 134915,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201248
 
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Date:Thursday 17 December 1959
Time:
Type:Douglas F4D-1 Skyray
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 134915
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi offshore Key West, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Cecil Field, FL/VF-101
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Navy jet fighter plane crashed in sea. USNR Pilot John Stuart Bonds, Jr (23).

Sources:

The Evening Independent 18 December 1959, p1
Forgotten Jets

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Nov-2017 18:33 TB Added
22-Mar-2022 14:39 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]
03-Apr-2022 18:28 TB Updated [Narrative]

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