Accident Grumman F9F-5 Panther 125284,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260355
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 July 1954
Time:
Type:Grumman F9F-5 Panther
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 125284
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:USS Hornet -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Hornet/VF-93
Destination airport:USS Hornet/VF-93
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Landed on the flight deck on return from a mission but suddenly veered to the port side and plunged into the sea. The aircraft sank almost immediately. Lt (jg) Thomas Moir Gardiner III (25) lost. The carrier was on his Around-the-World Cruise off Hainan Island in the South China Sea at the time.

Sources:

AAIR (KTOA)
USS Hornet World Cruise 1954

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-May-2021 17:22 ASN archive Added
21-Sep-2022 19:17 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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