Accident McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee 127614,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261869
 
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Date:Sunday 22 February 1959
Time:morning
Type:McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 127614
MSN: 248
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 mi S of Oakland, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS North Island, CA
Destination airport:NAS Oakland, CA
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed in the Saratoga Gap Nature Preserve, CA on training flight. USN Lt James Fenton Wiley (26).

Note: 127614 no more VMF-214 at the time -> chance to FJ-4 Fury MAR 58/FJ-4B JAN 59

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F2H.html (VMF-214)
Coronado Eagle and Journal 26 February 1959, p5

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 October 1951 124951 United States Navy (USN) 1 near Majon-ni w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2021 16:27 ASN archive Added
21-Aug-2022 18:30 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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