ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282181
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 October 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chino, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Run out of fuel when practice landings on USS Shangri-La 50 miles off coast. Lt Daren Hillery (33) was instructed to reach Los Alamitos low on fuel but didn't made it and parachuted into the darkness.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 21 October 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2022 16:03 | TB | Added |
| 29-Aug-2022 17:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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