ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298456
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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-4 Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 123881 |
| MSN: | 7187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off North Carolina coast -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt/VA-175 |
| NAS Jacksonville, FL |
Crashed into the North Atlantic ocean while flying in a group of planes returning from carrier to the homebase. Lt Cmdr Harry Richmond McRae, Jr was last seen as his plane was loosing altitude in line squall.
Sources:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth116863/m1/2/
AAIR (KCR)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 18:11 | TB | Added |
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