ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261881
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| Date: | Sunday 21 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 122556 |
| MSN: | 1/27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Los Alamitos, CA/VF-777 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Went missing after pilot Lt John William Fiedler (31) radioed that he was bailing out, 17 minutes after take-off, while flying in storm clouds.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 22 March 1954
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2021 16:27 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2021 17:45 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2021 17:52 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2022 10:30 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 00:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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