Incident Douglas F4D-1 Skyray 134797,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263255
 
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Date:Friday 4 January 1957
Time:
Type:Douglas F4D-1 Skyray
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 134797
MSN: 10391
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of Oceanside, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:VF-141
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea after Lt (jg) Joseph L. Strabala (23) ejected at 30,000ft.

Sources:

http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F4D-1.html
Napa Valley Register 5 January 1957, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2021 16:15 ASN archive Added
14-Apr-2022 12:09 TB Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport]
21-Aug-2022 18:07 TB Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]

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