ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86242
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 127123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Philippine Sea/VF-93 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Operated out of USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) aircraft carrier. On combat patrol, ditched. Lt Robert B. Stamatis.
(2) Ditched into the Sea of Japan, about 50 miles from USS Philippine Sea. "Jet pilot" Lt Robert B. Stamatis picked up from the icy water by the Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan within minutes.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
AAIR (DTC)
(2) Napa Valley Register 11 March 1953, p14 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2022 16:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2022 19:56 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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