Accident McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee 125681,
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Date:Tuesday 16 June 1953
Time:night
Type:McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 125681
MSN: 315
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Los Angeles County, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El Paso, TX
Destination airport:MCAS El Toro, CA
Narrative:
"Single-seat Navy plane" went missing while climbed above haze avaiting landing instructions. Contact lost: 01:15.

Note: F2H-2P 125681 noted as "lost control and crashed" 16 JUN 1953 while with VX-3

Sources:

Daily News (Los Angeles) 16 June 1953, p25
Forgotten Jets

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2022 13:55 TB Added
31-Aug-2022 12:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]

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