ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209450
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 1951 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas AD-1Q Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 09283 |
| MSN: | 2111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi N of Point Reyes, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA |
| Mather AFB/Sacramento, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Low on fuel, after lost in adverse weather conditions, the pilot had to ditch the plane into the ocean. Lt (jg) Francis C. Anderson and a hitch-hiking Army Private, the later actor Clinton Eastwood, Jr (21), swam two miles ashore.
Sources:
AAIR (DTCoG)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 14:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Apr-2018 14:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Oct-2022 20:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2022 20:26 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2022 20:36 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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