ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261917
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Date: | Friday 27 April 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | 127067 |
MSN: | 8125 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Mojave, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAAS Mojave, CA |
Destination airport: | MCAAS Mojave, CA |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after collided with F3D-2 125832 during return flight from a training mission. Both crew were killed. One jet suffered a nose wheel failure and the second flew beneath the first to check the problem when both locked together.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F3D.html Santa Cruz Sentienel 27 April 1956, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-May-2021 16:27 |
ASN archive |
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06-Apr-2022 14:47 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2022 14:50 |
TB |
Updated [Cn] |
16-Aug-2022 13:59 |
TB |
Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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