ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261346
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Date: | Friday 12 October 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 129633 |
MSN: | 117 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Lexington -
Pacific Ocean
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Lexington/VA-151 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:Caught fire and crashed into the South Pacific on take-off from USS Lexington. Pilot Lt (JG) Frank J. Carrig (29) was killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F7U.html USS Lexington WestPac Cruisbook MAY-DEC 56
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2021 11:07 |
ASN archive |
Added |
18-Aug-2022 19:16 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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