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Date: | Sunday 29 December 1957 |
Time: | 15:05 |
Type: | airplane (2x) |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | S of Ashizurimisake Cape, Kochi prefecture -
Japan
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Randolph ? |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:(1) While returning to base, two US military carrier-based aircraft crashed into the sea. Both pilots killed.
(2) Two US Navy jet fighters crashed into the Pacific Ocean 200 miles southeast of Yokohama Japan, Sunday. Both pilots parachuted. Reported only one pilot reported rescued.
Sources:
(1) JASDF aircraft accidents
(2) The Coastline Times 3 January 1958, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jul-2021 13:31 |
TB |
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08-Jan-2022 16:11 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
08-Jan-2022 16:17 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2022 12:22 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |