Accident Douglas AD Skyraider ,
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Date:Friday 28 October 1955
Time:c. 04:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic A1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AD Skyraider
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wilmington, NC -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Oceana, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Caught fire at 8,000ft and crashed near the Brunswick River bridge. Two crewmen ordered to bail-out. Pilot Ens. T.W. Miller rescued from life raft with serious burns and bruises after he brought the plane down for a crash-landing onto the water. AT/3 Larry Eldon Tryon (22) and AM/c A.B. Emerson missing.

Sources:

The Evening Star 28 October 1955, pA18

Revision history:

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